Anna Askanas

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience supporting women, adolescents, and families through some of life’s most difficult and overwhelming seasons. My areas of focus include women’s mental health, life transitions, trauma, grief, postpartum challenges, caregiver stress, relationships, and burnout. As a mom myself, I understand how complicated it can be to balance your own needs with the needs of everyone around you. My approach is warm, genuine, and judgment-free, while also being direct when it matters—I believe therapy can be both meaningful and comfortable, with a little humor along the way.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who believes therapy should feel like a safe place to be completely yourself—without judgment, pressure, or having to pretend you have it all together. I specialize in supporting women through life transitions, trauma, grief, postpartum experiences, caregiver stress, relationship challenges, and burnout. As a therapist and a mom, I understand how messy and overwhelming life can feel, and I bring both professional experience and real-life understanding into my work. I’m warm, compassionate, and genuinely easy to talk to, but I’m also direct when you need someone who will gently challenge you, help you see things differently, and keep you moving forward. And yes, I believe there’s absolutely room for humor in therapy—sometimes you need to laugh, cry, and say “what the hell am I doing?” all in the same session.

Our first session is about getting to know you—not just your symptoms or what brought you to therapy, but who you are as a person. We’ll talk about what’s been going on, what you’re hoping to change, and what you need from therapy, while giving you plenty of space to share at your own pace. I’ll ask questions, listen without judgment, and work with you to identify goals that actually feel meaningful and realistic. Most importantly, you don’t have to have everything figured out before you walk through the door—we’ll figure it out together.