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Anne Douglas, LMFT

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Anne

Anne Douglas is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience working in North Carolina.

Background and approach

She draws on a broad range of approaches to address stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and sleep issues, parenting and career transitions, bipolar and mood disorders, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice also includes work around abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, and other relational and life-change difficulties. Her style emphasizes collaboration and compassionate listening, helping clients explore patterns that influence emotional life and relationships.

Anne blends Internal Family Systems ideas with attachment-based and client-centered perspectives while integrating cognitive and emotionally focused techniques when useful. She offers individualized plans that aim to build clients' insight, coping skills, and self-advocacy.

Sessions are offered through multiple remote formats to fit different needs and schedules, and she guides clients in choosing an approach and pace that match their goals. Anne’s training and long career include academic teaching and clinical supervision, and she maintains licensure as an LMFT (MI LMFT 4101006581, NC LMFT 1704).

Her work balances psychotherapeutic depth with practical strategies for navigating transitions and improving day-to-day functioning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) emphasizes understanding and working with the different parts of a person's inner life, helping people access curiosity and compassion for their conflicting feelings to reduce internal self-criticism and improve emotion regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns shape attachment needs and emotional responses, and it helps clients develop more supported ways of relating to others and to themselves. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on providing an accepting, empathic therapeutic relationship that encourages self-exploration and supports clients in finding their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each client to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment plans are tailored over time as progress and priorities become clearer, with the therapist offering guidance and adjustments based on client feedback.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue work while traveling or during life transitions, and maintain regular contact between sessions when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches effectively to remote care while keeping focus on practical skills, emotional insight, and relational healing.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career concerns, bipolar and depression, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and compassion-focused, combining empathic listening with practical interventions to increase insight and coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in psychotherapy, including work in individual, couple, and family settings as well as teaching and supervision roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed with MI LMFT 4101006581 and NC LMFT 1704 and practices from North Carolina.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
She offers services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia

Languages

English