Annisha Dunaway, LCSW

Annisha Dunaway is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia. She brings six years of clinical experience and a straightforward, compassionate style to sessions. Annisha works with adults and teens on concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with trauma, relationship strain, parenting questions, and career or identity shifts.

Annisha draws on a mix of approaches rather than a single method. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance-based and client-centered techniques to build practical skills and personal insight. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused, with clear steps clients can try between meetings.

Her background includes military service and work as a victim specialist with law enforcement, which informs her practical, direct manner. She describes her style as warm, open, encouraging, and honest. That combination aims to help people name what's hard and try realistic changes.

In a session Annisha listens closely, helps set short-term goals, and offers tools for coping and communication. She emphasizes small, manageable steps and learning from setbacks. The pace and focus are set together so work fits each person's needs.

People who prefer a candid therapist who balances empathy with clear guidance may find her approach helpful. Annisha invites clients to explore challenges, build resilience, and practice new ways of handling difficult moments.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Annisha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments and skill-building between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match important values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Annisha talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. She tailors methods over time rather than using one fixed plan, and decisions about techniques are made collaboratively so the work fits the person.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets people read facial cues and practice conversations in real time. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good fit when a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat or text messaging can serve for brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while keeping the focus on practical skill work and steady progress.