Annastacia Hardin, LCSW

Annastacia Hardin is a licensed clinical social worker with three years of experience based in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with grief, depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship stress, and major life changes. Annastacia uses clear, compassionate language so clients can talk about what feels hard without feeling judged.

She offers a calm, supportive approach in sessions and aims to make each meeting practical and manageable. Her work leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and acceptance strategies to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational interviewing is also used when people want to change patterns like substance use.

Annastacia pays attention to how family history, attachment wounds, and caregiving stress shape current problems. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, chronic illness or pain, fertility concerns, and end-of-life matters. Sessions can include talk, skill-building, and simple mindfulness exercises to help with day-to-day coping.

She offers sessions in English and Samoan and provides work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. The approach is collaborative: goals are set together and adjusted as needed so therapy fits into each person’s life.

Starting is straightforward. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session. Annastacia aims to break down big problems into small, doable steps so people can move forward at a pace that feels right.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Annastacia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into clear pieces so clients can try small changes and see if they help with anxiety, depression, or stress.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on accepting difficult feelings while taking steps toward values-driven goals. ACT can be useful for people facing grief, chronic pain, or ongoing stress where avoidance has become a pattern.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works and what feels comfortable for the client.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper work and skills practice, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports short check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing prompts and brief reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.