Annie Mays, LMFT

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Narrative Therapy helps people examine and reframe the stories they tell about their lives, separating problems from identity so they can choose different meanings and directions. This approach is useful for mood concerns, identity questions, and struggles around eating and body image. Internal Family Systems (IFS) identifies and dialogues with the different parts inside a person - for example, protector parts or vulnerable parts - to reduce internal conflict and promote self-leadership; it can be beneficial for anxiety, trauma responses, and addictive behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and acceptance so that people feel understood and can move toward their own goals at their own pace; it supports work on relationship issues, life transitions, and self-exploration.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Annie works collaboratively to determine which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting pace and technique as trust and insight grow. The choice of approach evolves based on what is most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, plus options for live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to access care from different locations and schedules. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of support, respond between sessions when appropriate, and meet people where they are while keeping treatment focused and goal-oriented.