Annie (Anne) Cummings, LCSW

Annie (Anne) Cummings is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people through hard seasons. She practices in Florida and has worked with many concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief, substance use, and parenting challenges. Annie aims to create a warm, open space where people feel comfortable talking about what matters most to them.

She earned a Master of Social Work from Fordham University in New York City and has clinical experience in hospital and correctional settings. That background includes time on a dual diagnosis unit at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and work at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford, New York. Those roles shaped her ability to manage complex cases and co-occurring concerns.

In session she uses a client-centered stance and adapts techniques to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are part of her toolbox, along with solution-focused strategies and mindfulness practices. She helps people learn practical skills to handle stress, improve sleep, manage mood shifts, and address addictive patterns.

Annie also brings experience with aging and geriatric issues, chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and neurodiversity topics such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She supports people facing life changes, relationship and intimacy questions, anger, and self-esteem struggles.

Her manner is accepting and supportive. She guides clients toward realistic steps and listens for what each person needs. If someone wants a calm, steady presence while they sort through difficult feelings, she offers that steady support.

How Annie’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without struggling with them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life, which can help with stress, chronic illness, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It is useful for sleep problems, mood symptoms, and managing compulsive or addictive habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Annie will work together with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying a tool for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a workday break. It can also let someone choose whether to use video or a different session style depending on comfort and bandwidth needs. Licensed professionals and therapists often use these options to keep therapy practical and consistent with daily routines.