- Years in practice
- 38
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Ann
Ann Voorhees is a licensed clinical social worker with 38 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and related concerns. She works with adults dealing with low self-worth, fatigue, anger, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and life changes. Ann focuses on practical steps parents can use when parenting feels overwhelming.
Before returning to one-on-one psychotherapy, she spent many years as a psychiatric and human services administrator.
Background and approach
Her clinical work began after completing graduate school in 1986, assessing and treating children suspected of sexual abuse and later supporting adult survivors and adolescents. Over time her practice broadened to include adults and mature adults with mood and anxiety symptoms. Her counseling style is warm and interactive.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion and avoids stigmatizing labels. Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person’s needs. Ann draws on cognitive-behavioral methods, client-centered principles, psychodynamic ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
She adapts these methods to practical goals such as better sleep, improved communication, coping skills, and clearer parenting choices. She invites people who are ready to make changes to take a first step. Ann aims to support and empower clients as they work toward more fulfilling routines, healthier relationships, and steadier emotional balance.
What Ann works with
Everything Ann lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ann helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Ann lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ann’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead. In practice this means sessions are paced around what the client brings, with the therapist offering reflection and support to help the client find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep problems going. It works well for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many parenting-related concerns by giving practical skills and short exercises to try between sessions. Motivational interviewing supports change by helping people clarify their goals and resolve mixed feelings. It is useful for addictions, readiness to change, and coaching around life transitions. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Ann will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can shift as progress is made and new priorities arise. Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people connect face to face, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports shorter ongoing coaching and reminders. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules.Questions people ask about Ann
What kinds of concerns does Ann help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, focused on respect and sensitivity. Sessions are conversational and tailored to the individual's needs.
What background does she bring to therapy?
Ann has 38 years of experience. She worked for many years as a psychiatric and human services administrator and has a long clinical history with adults and adolescents.
Which credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Therapy can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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