01 · Who Anna works with

Anna works with stress, Anxiety, parenting issues and career difficulties

Anna lists 5 specialisms and 36 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Anna chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Anna's own words

What Anna says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi, I'm glad you're here. I'm a trauma-informed, relational therapist who believes that healing happens through connection, compassion, and feeling truly seen. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck or just not yourself, you don't have to go through it alone.

I work with caregivers and parents, veterans, and helping professionals - people who often carry a lot for others and may find it hard to care for themselves. Many of my clients are navigating stress, burnout, trauma, anxiety, or big life changes. Together, we'll explore the patterns that shape your experience and create space for growth, clarity, and healing.

My approach is grounded in warmth, curiosity, and respect. I see therapy as a collaborative space where you can be your full self without judgement. I'll meet you with compassion while supporting you in building insight, resilience, and meaningful change.

Specialties include: -Trauma and PTSD -Stress and burnout -Compassion fatigue -Anxiety -Life transitions -Parenting and caregiver support -Support for helping professionals -Teen and adolescent concerns -Veteran and military transition support -Resilience building

Populations I support: -Teens and young adults -Parents and caregivers -Veterans and military-connected individuals -Helping professionals (therapists, educators, healthcare workers, etc) -Individuals experiencing burnout of vicarious trauma -People navigating loss, trauma, or major life changes

Beginning this journey can feel overwhelming, but choosing to reach out is truly courageous. I'm here to support you whenever you're ready to begin.

Anna Carpenter, on the BetterHelp listing · read 10 Oct 2026

03 · How Anna works

The 7 approaches Anna lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Anna lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Anna's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Anna runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Anna practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Anna's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Anna at this point.

2. Naming Anna specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Anna is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Anna.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Anna

Built from what Anna actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Anna's - Anna has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LICSW

Licensed in

Minnesota

Licence

MN LICSW 24362

Licence number

24362

Licence expires

31 Jul 2027

NPI

1669024857

Years in practice

6

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Anna's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 10 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Anna. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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