- Warm interactive style
- Practical coping skills
- Acceptance of international clients
About Anita
Anita Thomas-Bua is a licensed psychotherapist with more than 20 years helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship pain, grief, and life changes. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and draws on decades of hands-on work supporting adults, adolescents, and older adults. Her approach combines practical coaching with psychotherapy to help people move forward from difficult experiences.
Her work is warm and interactive. She treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while encouraging active participation. Sessions focus on understanding what is getting in the way, naming strengths, and trying small, manageable steps that build momentum.
Anita uses methods that include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Jungian ideas. She mixes these approaches to suit each person’s needs rather than following a single script. Treatment aims to restore balance in mind, body, and spirit while addressing practical concerns like coping skills and communication.
She has experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiving stress, eating and body image concerns, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and the emotional impact of cancer or chronic pain. She also works with attachment and intimacy-related struggles, abandonment issues, and blended family transitions.
Sessions are offered in English and Anita accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Her work is warm and interactive. She treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while encouraging active participation. Sessions focus on understanding what is getting in the way, naming strengths, and trying small, manageable steps that build momentum.
Anita uses methods that include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Jungian ideas. She mixes these approaches to suit each person’s needs rather than following a single script. Treatment aims to restore balance in mind, body, and spirit while addressing practical concerns like coping skills and communication.
She has experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiving stress, eating and body image concerns, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and the emotional impact of cancer or chronic pain. She also works with attachment and intimacy-related struggles, abandonment issues, and blended family transitions.
Sessions are offered in English and Anita accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Illinois, Wisconsin
Languages
English
How Anita’s approaches work online and in sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people clarify what matters to them. This approach supports issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and coping with chronic illness.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It breaks big problems into smaller steps and teaches practical tools for anxiety, depression, and stress. Clients often leave with concrete skills to use between sessions.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and shift the emotions that shape close relationships. It can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and communication problems by helping people name needs and respond differently to each other.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try strategies that fit their needs and preferences. Choices can change over time as progress and new issues emerge.
The original biography does not list specific online or in-person formats. Before booking, confirm which session formats are currently offered. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and focus to match what fits a person’s routine and treatment goals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Anita commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career struggles, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She encourages active participation and focuses on practical steps alongside emotional work.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has over 20 years working as a psychotherapist, counselor, and life coach with adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients.
What credentials and location information are provided?
She is credentialed as LCPC and LPC and practices from Illinois with licensure noted for Illinois and Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options when you book.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.