About Anita
Anita Scarborough is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with 12 years of experience. She offers straightforward support for people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. Anita keeps sessions practical and focused on steps a person can use between appointments.
Anita works from a person-centered stance that centers each person's goals. She commonly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and rebuild trust after difficult events.
Background and approach
Sessions include clear strategies and simple skills to try at home. Her background includes a master's degree in Psychology and Counseling from Troy State University. Over a dozen years in the field give her experience with mood disorders, bipolar conditions, panic attacks, and symptoms linked to past abuse.
She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and isolation. Anita pays attention to patterns from early attachments and how they shape current relationships. She helps people name where old hurts still affect choices and communication.
Work often focuses on improving connection, reducing impulsive reactions, and finding a clearer sense of purpose. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or messaging. Cost varies by location and the subscription model used; you can cancel the subscription at any time.
To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches in online care
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or depression. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Trauma-focused work - Trauma-focused approaches target memories and reactions tied to past harm. The work helps reduce intrusive memories, lower reactivity, and teach grounding and emotion-regulation techniques.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences, then try techniques that match those needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people write through issues and check in between calls. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English