- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- CBT and ACT
About Anila
Anila Varghese is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, grief, and relationship and family issues. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use in daily life.
Varghese blends short-term tools with longer-term strategies. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy inform her work when someone needs momentum or a clear plan.
She often helps people facing life transitions. That includes parenting challenges, blended family issues, divorce or separation, caregiving stress, and retirement or aging concerns. She also addresses intimacy-related worries, sleep problems, career strain, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
Her background includes supporting people through substance use and addiction, as well as coping with traumatic brain injury and veteran-related concerns. Sessions tend to be straightforward and task-oriented, focusing on what a person can do between meetings to feel steadier and more in control.
Varghese speaks English and practices in Georgia. Costs vary by location and sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck. It focuses on values-based action, which can help when life changes feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, useful for stress and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That conversation guides whether more ACT, CBT, or mindfulness practices are used and how sessions are structured.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow brief check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can keep appointments around work or caregiving duties. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and homework to work well over remote meetings, focusing on practical tools that can be used between sessions.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as sleep and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, drawing on CBT, ACT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to create clear steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience supporting adults with a range of concerns, including substance use and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and CSW licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.