Annie Mays , LMFT

Annie Mays is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience. She greets each person with warmth and practical support, listening first to understand what matters most to them. Annie focuses on women's issues including stress, anxiety, eating concerns, addictions, and depression, and she aims to make the first step feel manageable.

Annie uses straightforward, person-centered work to help people name what’s happening and decide on the next steps. She draws on narrative approaches to reframe painful life stories and Internal Family Systems to help clients relate differently to the parts of themselves that cause conflict. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client’s comfort level.

People often bring concerns about body image, eating and food-related issues, and co-occurring anxiety or mood problems. Annie also supports those navigating gender dysphoria, LGBT concerns, and the complexities of intimate and sexual identity including kink and alternative sex culture. She meets each topic without judgment and with clear, direct guidance.

Her style balances gentle encouragement with realistic goal-setting. Early meetings feel like a two-way conversation where both people ask questions and set expectations. Annie helps clients move from where they are now toward clearer choices and small, sustainable changes.

Based in Oregon, Annie offers care in English and provides a range of online session formats. She works with people who want steady, experience-based support through change and recovery.

How Annie’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape emotional safety and trust. It helps when patterns from close relationships keep causing stress or conflict, and it often looks at ways to build steadier reactions to triggers.

Client-centered therapy centers the client's experience and choices. The therapist listens deeply without directing the story, helping people find their own solutions for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Annie will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose methods and adjust pace so therapy fits day-to-day life and personal comfort.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text let clients send quick updates or work through urgent thoughts between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, family, and travel routines.