- Narrative therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Client-centered work
About Annie
Annie Mays is an Oregon LMFT with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, depression, and related issues such as guilt and shame. Annie also sees people dealing with attachment issues, gender dysphoria, and sexual culture questions including BDSM and kink. Sessions are conducted in English.
Annie describes her style as eclectic and practical. She uses Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems often, along with client-centered techniques and motivational interviewing. In a typical session she listens, asks direct questions, and helps people name patterns that keep causing pain. She treats the first meeting like a mutual interview so both people can decide if it fits.
She often helps clients who have eating-related problems together with anxiety or substance use. She works with people who want to understand family of origin dynamics, process infidelity or divorce, or address body image and self-forgiveness. Her approach looks at how past attachments shape current choices and emotions.
Annie aims to balance challenge and support. She will push where useful, but not beyond what a person is ready for. Narrative work is used to reframe stories someone tells about themselves. IFS helps identify internal parts and how they interact.
People who prefer a conversational, adult-to-adult style often find her approach direct and practical. Prospective clients are invited to complete the site matching steps and schedule an initial session to see if the fit feels right.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and trust. In online sessions this can mean talking through old patterns, noticing how you respond in close relationships, and testing new ways of relating over time.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can find their own answers. That style supports honest, adult-to-adult conversation online, with the therapist offering observations and questions rather than directives.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Annie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, personality, and comfort level. That choice can shift as therapy progresses, and she uses feedback to adjust pacing and techniques.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or offering a quieter window during a lunch break. These practical benefits make it easier to keep regular contact with a licensed professional while figuring out what helps most.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with guilt and shame alongside issues like eating problems, addiction, depression, and relationship trouble. These feelings are treated as part of broader patterns she helps people understand.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems to help people tell a different story about themselves and to identify internal parts that hold guilt or shame. Sessions include conversational reflection and practical steps to shift patterns.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is an LMFT in Oregon with 20 years of experience working with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, and mood issues. Her work often includes co-occurring problems like substance use and self-harm.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an Oregon LMFT credential and practices from that state. Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people who are not local to the US?
International clients are not accepted at this time. Sessions are offered in English to people within the therapist's permitted region.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered. The site matching steps will clarify available formats.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up and matching process.
How do I get started if I want to meet her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.