Anneka Dockery
Calm, practical relationship-focused therapy
LMFT Delaware
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Anneka
Anneka Dockery is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who uses practical, relational approaches to help people manage stress, depression, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She emphasizes warm, down-to-earth conversation and works collaboratively with each person to find useful steps forward.
Background and approach
She draws on relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method alongside approaches that address thoughts and behavior like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Anneka also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when these fit a person's needs.
She listens first, then helps people choose tools that match their situation. Anneka has six years of experience in outpatient mental health and has worked in residential treatment settings and foster care counseling.
That background means she has supported people through grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and complex family patterns. She also has experience connected to military life through an internship and personal experience as a military spouse.
Her style is respectful and straightforward. She avoids labels and focuses on what will make life better day to day.
In early sessions she and the client will assess goals and decide which therapy approaches to try. Anneka practices in Delaware and offers work that centers relationships, emotional regulation, and coping with life changes.
She encourages people to take the first step and is willing to help find other resources if a different type of care is needed.
Relationship and Acceptance-Based Care Online
Anneka uses the Gottman Method principles to focus on improving communication, managing conflict, and strengthening emotional connection in relationships. That approach centers on concrete skills couples and partners can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve trust.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values, accept difficult emotions, and take committed action toward meaningful change. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions because it pairs mindfulness with practical behavior changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Anneka will listen to your goals and try methods that feel like a good fit, adjusting plans as progress and needs become clearer. She aims to involve clients in deciding which strategies to use rather than prescribing a single path.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversation and observing interactions, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and text-based options let clients share thoughts between live meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on practical skill building and steady progress.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed in
New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English