Ann Voorhees

Ann Voorhees, LCSW, focuses on helping people manage anger, anxiety, depression, and stress. She works with adults who are worn down by low self-worth, fatigue, sadness, or strong feelings that get in the way of daily life. Ann writes plainly and meets people where they are. She returned to direct clinical work after many years in psychiatric and human services administration. Ann earned her graduate degree in 1986 and began her career assessing and treating children suspected of sexual abuse. Over time she expanded to support adult survivors of abuse and adolescents involved in harmful sexual behaviors. Her practice later broadened again to include adults and mature adults with mood and anxiety concerns. Ann uses a warm and interactive counseling style. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and avoids stigmatizing labels. Conversations are shaped to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. Her clinical approach combines client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas. That mix lets her address thoughts, behaviors, deeper patterns, and present-moment coping skills. She encourages people to take the first step toward change and aims to support and empower them along the way. Ann draws on decades of experience to help people find practical steps forward and rebuild a sense of well-being.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's lead. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk through emotions like anger or low self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or depression. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals and day-to-day needs. That plan can shift as progress is made and new issues come up. The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut out travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to schedule. It also lets people continue care when relocation or travel would otherwise interrupt progress. Licensed professionals can use these approaches remotely to teach coping skills, practice new behaviors, and support step-by-step changes without promising a particular outcome.