- Attachment work
- Narrative therapy
- Motivational interviewing
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 questions about life purpose. Annie also supports people dealing with attachment issues, body image, gender dysphoria, and relationship rupture like infidelity and separation.
She describes an adaptable, client-focused style that draws on multiple approaches. Narrative therapy and Internal Family Systems are frequent tools she uses to help people untangle how their stories and parts influence current choices. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to change addictive behaviors or build new habits.
In sessions Annie aims to balance challenge and support. The first meeting is a mutual interview so both person and therapist can decide if they fit and what to try next. She listens for patterns coming from family of origin and life transitions, and then helps people test different ways of responding.
Work often includes talking through practical steps, experimenting with new behaviors, and re-authoring troubling self-beliefs. For people struggling with eating or substance use, conversations combine understanding the underlying needs with clear, collaborative goal-setting. Annie also brings direct experience talking about kink, BDSM, and alternative sexual cultures without judgment.
Sessions are conducted in English. Annie’s approach is straightforward and focused on helping people find direction after major life changes, midlife shifts, or when long-standing patterns cause distress.
How Annie’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice this means looking at how a person expects others to respond and trying different interaction strategies to reduce reactivity. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes clear, nonjudgmental listening and reflecting so people can notice their own priorities and decide what matters next. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people weigh options and bolster their own reasons for change, especially useful for addictions or habit change.Choosing an approach is part of the work. Annie will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then propose methods to try. That choice is collaborative and may shift as needs change over time.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use audio-only or video depending on what works best for focus and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can use these tools to continue the same kinds of narrative, parts work, and motivational conversations that happen in person.
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?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, depression, and life purpose questions. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, gender dysphoria, and infidelity.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is adaptable and client-centered, using narrative work and Internal Family Systems to look at parts and stories that shape behavior. She also uses motivational interviewing when people want to make concrete changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a practicing clinician. That experience includes work with eating disorders and co-occurring issues such as substance use and mood disorders.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) licensed in Oregon. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time. Sessions are conducted in English for people located where her licensure applies.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.