- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Annette
Dr. Annette Sauselen is an Ohio-licensed professional counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of experience. She draws on long practice to help people facing relationship strain, mood struggles, grief, addiction, and parenting concerns.
Her style is steady and nonjudgmental, aimed at making conversations feel manageable for a worried parent or caregiver. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Client-Centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills. Trauma-Focused methods are used when past harm affects day-to-day life. In sessions she balances empathy with gentle challenge.
She can offer expressive or art-based techniques when words are hard to find. Many people appreciate this option when parenting stress or grief feels overwhelming. Dr.
Sauselen has supported a wide range of concerns over her career, from bipolar and mood disorders to compassion fatigue and blended family issues. She also addresses family-of-origin patterns, communication problems, control issues, and financial stressors that spill into daily life. Work begins with listening to what matters most to the client.
Together they set practical goals and steps to try between meetings. Sessions can focus on symptom relief, better communication, or finding new routines that ease the demands of parenting and caregiving.
What Annette works with
Everything Annette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Annette helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Annette lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy places attention on listening and reflecting. The therapist follows the client's pace and helps them find their own answers, which is useful for people feeling overwhelmed by parenting or relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical skills and simple exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change unhelpful patterns that make parenting harder.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what works and what feels right to the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and real-time feedback. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy parenting schedules and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Annette
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting challenges, addictions, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is nonjudgmental and supportive, with helpful challenges when progress would benefit from them.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician and art therapist working with a wide range of life and mental health concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds an LPCC credential and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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