Anna Childs, LCSW
Wisconsin · 12 years in practice
Anna Childs is a licensed social worker in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 9380-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1801397997 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Anna
Anna Childs is a licensed social worker in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, and trauma. Her style is calm and practical, aimed at creating steady steps forward when life feels chaotic.
She uses approaches that center the client’s experience and honor each person’s pace. Sessions can include talk therapy, body-based awareness, and creative activities to help process difficult memories.
Background and approach
EMDR is part of her toolkit and may be offered when appropriate for trauma-related concerns. Anna trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and also holds degrees from UW–Eau Claire and Fox Valley Technical College. She completed additional postgraduate coursework at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Her grounding in social work guides a relational, trauma-informed stance in sessions. In practice she combines elements from Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and trauma-focused methods to address emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and coping skills. She also incorporates somatic and creative techniques for people who find nonverbal methods helpful.
People can expect a collaborative process that balances problem-solving with emotional processing. Anna aims to build clear goals together and adjust methods as needs change. The result is practical strategies and emotional repair that fit daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anna names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How EMDR, DBT, and Client-Centered Work Translate Online
Anna integrates EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Client-Centered Therapy into online care. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation alongside focused memory work to help reduce the intensity of trauma memories when appropriate. DBT teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and building goals together so people feel heard and involved in decisions about their care.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made, with DBT skills, trauma-focused techniques, or more supportive talk-based sessions used as helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow richer communication when visual cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work well for focused check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, momentary coaching, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while keeping clinical approaches accessible.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar challenges, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Her approach is trauma-informed and client-centered, blending DBT skills, solution-focused work, and trauma-focused methods to teach coping tools and process difficult experiences.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in a variety of settings and with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds a Master’s degree and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW in Wisconsin.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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