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LMFT

Anna Dow, LMFT

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Anna

Anna Dow is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.

Background and approach

She centers an accepting, nonjudgmental stance and aims to create space for individuals who identify across diverse sexual and relationship orientations. Her background includes work in psychiatric and inpatient residential settings, which provided experience supporting people with a wide range of mental health needs.

Her clinical work is tailored to each person’s situation and often brings together mindfulness, expressive arts, IFS parts work, DBT, CBT, and somatic interventions to address emotional regulation, relational patterns, and identity-related concerns.

She also helps clients imagine practical ways to strengthen social supports and community connection, viewing relationships as a central part of recovery from anxiety, depression, loneliness, and overwhelm. Anna emphasizes collaborative care and meeting people where they are, inviting clients to explore tools and insights that fit their personalities and goals.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Anna frequently uses evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety and mood, while DBT emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. She also incorporates mindfulness practices and somatic interventions to help clients notice bodily signals and develop grounding strategies for overwhelm and stress.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to assess goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting methods over time to find the best fit rather than prescribing a single fixed path.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which together offer flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from California without needing to travel, and allow clients to practice skills and receive support in between live conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Anna work with?
Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, and ADHD among other focus areas such as attachment issues, mood and personality disorders, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is individualized and integrative, drawing on mindfulness, expressive arts, IFS parts work, DBT, CBT, and somatic techniques to help with emotional regulation and interpersonal patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has seven years of clinical experience, including work in hospital and inpatient residential mental health settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with CA LMFT 106116 listed as her credential.
Can non-English speakers work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issues

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English