- Collaborative approach
- Skill focused
- Mindfulness informed
About Annie
Annie McFadden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and works alongside clients as they sort through difficult moments. Parents and individuals who are drained by caregiving, grief, relationship struggles, or addiction concerns may find a practical, steady guide in her approach.
Annie brings 18 years of experience in mental health to her work. She previously served in a state-approved outpatient community mental health center where she assessed and treated a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That background includes work with first and secondary trauma, mood disorders, and challenging family dynamics.
Her style is collaborative and integrative. She mixes methods to match each person’s needs, drawing often on cognitive behavioral approaches, client-centered ideas, emotion-focused strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work. Conversations focus on concrete skills, clearer communication, and steady emotional regulation rather than jargon.
Annie also pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family stress, parenting strain, and coping after disasters or other large-scale disruptions. She emphasizes honesty, respect, and mutual effort in the therapy relationship. Sessions aim to build practical coping tools and clearer steps forward.
People who want a therapist who listens, offers real techniques, and partners in problem solving may find her approach helpful. To begin, she asks people to consider what matters most to them and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages focusing on personal values and taking small committed actions even when feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy centers on an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead to build insight and self-direction.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what seems most useful. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, CBT, client-centered methods, or a blend will be most helpful for the issues at hand.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are currently offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue care through relocations or while juggling work and family demands. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and skill-building tasks to work well in remote sessions when both parties agree on the format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Annie commonly address?
Annie works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is integrative and collaborative. She blends approaches like cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based work to create practical strategies you can use between sessions.
How long has she practiced in mental health?
She brings 18 years of experience in the mental health field, including roles assessing and treating a variety of disorders in an outpatient community mental health center.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, abbreviated LPC, and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.