Anna Claybaugh, LCSW, LICSW

Anna Claybaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice. Anna offers a warm, direct, and inviting approach that helps people feel seen and respected. They are a queer clinician who speaks both English and Spanish and practices in Washington.

Anna focuses on helping people who struggle to speak up for their needs. This includes caregivers, people pleasers, highly sensitive people, and those with critical self-talk. Anna supports people coping with anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges that come with chronic illness or caregiving.

In sessions Anna helps people identify what blocks them and learn practical skills to manage stress and move toward goals. Anna uses knowledge of brain science alongside psychotherapy methods to offer a whole-person approach. The goal is to help clients regain a sense of agency and build a life that fits their values.

Anna describes the framework as decolonized, trauma-informed, and compassion-centered. They take a direct stance when needed and meet people where they are in the change process. The style is relaxed and nonjudgmental while still focused on tangible progress.

Anna has training in several evidence-based methods and tailors sessions to each person’s needs. People seeking support for issues such as grief, caregiving stress, sexual or identity concerns, or coping with health challenges may find this practical, strengths-focused style helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Anna combines approaches that focus on relationships, personal agency, and practical skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people form more secure ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, using empathy and unconditional positive regard so clients can explore what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how particular methods might fit. That collaboration helps shape a plan that feels useful and realistic for the client's life.

Details about session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days. It can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or let someone choose audio rather than video when that feels better. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches for distance appointments while focusing on practical skills, processing difficult experiences, and building more reliable coping strategies.