Anita Coffey, LCSW

Anita Coffey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Kentucky with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also helps people managing guilt and shame, abandonment, family problems, and recovery from substance use concerns.

Anita trained in social work for both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Much of her early career was in addiction rehabilitation, where she spent about a decade in short- and long-term programs. She has also provided outpatient therapy in clinical settings, worked with drug court clients, and supported children and families in schools before moving into private practice.

Her way of working is straightforward and practical. Sessions use a client-centered and solution-focused base. She commonly uses motivational interviewing to support change and integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck.

Anita values clear communication and adapts to verbal or written preferences. In sessions she talks through concrete steps, builds on what is already working, and focuses on realistic next actions rather than abstract concepts. She invites people to try therapy as a way to see if it fits.

People reach out to her for help with relationship issues, blended family challenges, codependency and communication problems. She also supports clients working through trauma symptoms, mood disorders, and complications after divorce or separation. Her background includes substantial work with drug and alcohol addiction and domestic violence recovery.

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