Annie (Anne) Cummings, LCSW

Annie (Anne) Cummings is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She works with adults on issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief, substance concerns, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. Annie draws on long experience across community and clinical settings to guide conversations that feel calm and constructive.

Anne trained at Fordham University in New York City and completed early clinical work at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. That background gave her experience with co-occurring mental health and substance concerns and with older adults facing life transitions. She also has experience supporting people dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, and major life changes.

Her counseling style is open, warm, and relaxed. She uses a client-centered attitude so people can speak at their own pace and feel heard. Practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are offered when useful, along with solution-focused steps to try between sessions.

Sessions typically focus on real problems and small, doable changes. Anne helps people build skills for managing anxiety, improving sleep, addressing addictive patterns, and coping with grief or burnout. She also supports exploration of identity and intimacy-related concerns.

Her approach is tailored to each person. She encourages collaboration on goals and next steps, whether the focus is short-term problem solving or longer-term coping skills development.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and managing painful memories. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with sleep, anxiety, and mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk things through and decide what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. Together they review what feels most useful and adjust strategies as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and can reduce travel time. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and can be scheduled around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. Licensed professionals will help match session pacing and techniques to what works in your daily routine.