Anna O'Gorman

Anna O'Gorman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with twenty years of experience, including six years as an LCSW in California. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and life transitions. Her work also includes supporting people who are living with chronic conditions and the challenges that come with aging or serious illness.

She draws on mindfulness, self-compassion, and somatic practices to guide sessions. That means bringing attention to breath and body sensations, learning ways to be kinder to yourself, and using practical steps to reduce overwhelm. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs.

Clients can expect a calm, steady presence that helps make difficult topics easier to talk about. The therapist helps people name what they are feeling, notice how those feelings show up in the body, and test small changes that improve daily life. Work may include coping strategies for grief, tools for anxiety, or practices to manage chronic pain and illness.

Anna pays attention to relationships and attachment patterns that shape how people connect and communicate. She also helps with caregiver stress, forgiveness, shame, and the impact of major life changes like divorce or loss. Her approach emphasizes practical skills alongside emotional processing.

People looking for support around end-of-life concerns or hospice-related issues can find focused attention on grief, meaning, and care planning conversations. To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to the listed steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Anna uses mindfulness practices to help people pay attention to the present moment, reduce racing thoughts, and lower stress. Mindfulness work often includes simple breathing and attention exercises that can be practiced between sessions to steady mood and focus.

She also uses somatic practices that invite noticing body sensations connected to emotions. This can help when anxiety or grief shows up as tightness, pain, or restlessness, and it offers concrete ways to shift uncomfortable states.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques feel most helpful and adjust methods over time. Clients and the therapist decide together on goals, pacing, and which practices to use in sessions and at home.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work useful because it can fit into a busy day, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. Online sessions can also allow for brief check-ins when a shorter touchpoint is helpful or for using in-the-moment practices between visits.