- EMDR practices
- DBT informed skills
- Client-centered care
About Anna
Anna Childs is a Wisconsin LCSW with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults, adolescents, and children ages 6 and up. Her practice includes help for anger, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, and trauma-related concerns.
She trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for her master’s degree and also holds degrees from UW–Eau Claire and Fox Valley Technical College. Anna earned an additional certificate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee that supports her clinical work.
Her approach draws on trauma-informed and relational principles. She uses EMDR to address traumatic memories and has completed EMDRIA-aligned training and further coursework focused on developmentally appropriate trauma care for children. She also uses expressive methods such as sandtray work with EMDR when helpful.
Anna blends several models to help people regulate their nervous systems and manage intense emotions. She uses parts work ideas from Internal Family Systems and concepts from Polyvagal Theory to support grounding and affect regulation. Sessions may include talk therapy, body-awareness techniques, or creative activities depending on the person’s needs.
She helps people work through practical problems like sleeping and eating disruptions, school or work stress, and patterns of codependency or control. To start, clients follow the site's intake steps to match and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. It helps people clarify goals, talk through frustrations, and plan small practical steps to reduce angry reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT-informed skills, teaches concrete tools like distress tolerance and emotion regulation that can be practiced between sessions to manage intense feelings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, targets distressing memories and the reactions they trigger; in practice it aims to reduce the hold of traumatic memories that feed anger and hypervigilance.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to identify which methods fit current needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision shapes what happens in each session and which skills or techniques are emphasized.
Session logistics and formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice DBT or grounding techniques in the moments they are useful, and enables follow-up conversations about EMDR or trauma-focused work without changing daily routines.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with anger, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and parenting issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is trauma-informed and relational. She mixes talk therapy, somatic awareness, EMDR, and creative methods like sandtray work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in multiple settings with children, adolescents, and adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.