Anna Hallinan

Anna Hallinan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Colorado. She brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma, and major life changes. Her style is relational and collaborative. Sessions aim to help people slow down, get curious about their patterns, and reconnect with their priorities. Anna emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional processing so clients can use what they learn between meetings. Anna uses several evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. She incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address thoughts, behaviors, and values. Mindfulness practices and somatic approaches are also woven in to help people feel more grounded in their bodies. She brings a trauma-informed lens and a Health at Every Size, fat-positive perspective to conversations about body image and eating. Anna focuses on reducing shame and building self-compassion around food, body concerns, and identity. Anna earned a Master’s in Social Work from Metropolitan State University and holds the credentials LCSW and CSW. She has experience in both private practice and community mental health, and she works with adults navigating emotional overwhelm, relationship disconnection, workplace stress, and post-traumatic responses.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, life transitions, and making behavior changes that align with personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing patterns of behavior. It is practical for managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and day-to-day stressors. Mindfulness and somatic practices bring attention to the body and present-moment experience. These approaches can help with emotional overwhelm, grounding after trauma, and reducing reactivity in relationships. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match techniques to their goals, values, and comfort level. Together they will adapt strategies over time if something isn’t working. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try different styles of sessions while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotion regulation.