About Ana
Ana Stevenson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a somatic-informed, person-centered approach to help people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and major life changes. She blends practical talking and body-awareness techniques to help people feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day challenges. Ana speaks English and Spanish and works from New Mexico.
She brings nine years of clinical practice to sessions alongside broader life experience living in multiple regions of the world.
Background and approach
That background shaped her ability to connect across cultures and to notice how life events show up in both body and mind. Ana aims to meet people where they are and follow their goals. In sessions she uses somatic methods to help people tune into bodily signals and calm physical tension.
She also draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and on client-centered listening to keep the focus on each person’s priorities. EMDR and DBT approaches are available when they fit a person’s needs.
Ana works with a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, addiction-related problems, anger, career challenges, and issues tied to adoption, immigration, aging, and attachment. She pays attention to how these stresses affect everyday functioning and self-worth. People can expect practical coping skills, grounded attention to bodily experience, and a gradual plan based on their stated goals.
Sessions are offered in formats that include video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Somatic-informed work focuses on the link between body sensations and emotions, helping people notice tension, breathe differently, and ground themselves during distress. This approach can help with trauma responses, anxiety, and stress-related symptoms when adapted to online formats. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist creates space for people to name their goals and priorities, and the pace is set by the person in session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which approaches fit their needs, goals, and comfort with online tools. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting them over time. Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to continue work while traveling, or to choose a format that feels safest. Licensed professionals can use these tools to guide body-based awareness, teach coping skills, and practice new ways of thinking and acting in everyday life.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English, Spanish