Anne "Annie" Bateman, LCSW

Anne "Annie" Bateman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Sessions are focused and practical, aimed at clear steps clients can use between meetings.

Annie works with common, often overwhelming problems like panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, feelings of emptiness, and isolation. She also addresses issues that show up around blended families, caregiver strain, codependency, and communication breakdowns. When someone reports guilt, shame, or trouble with self-love, she helps them name what’s happening and try different ways of responding.

Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. In sessions she listens, offers straightforward feedback, and suggests exercises clients can try on their own. The work tends to focus on small, manageable steps rather than long, abstract plans.

Annie has experience supporting people after natural or human-caused disasters and with first responder stress. She also has clinical experience with domestic violence, self-harm concerns, and panic disorder. That background informs how she plans sessions and structures follow-up.

People who choose Annie usually want practical help they can apply to everyday life. To begin, she asks clients about current struggles, goals, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From there she and the client set simple, actionable goals and check progress each session.

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions