About Ann
Ann DePoole is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping adults facing anxiety, phobias, stress, and life transitions. She aims to build trust quickly so people feel safe talking about painful or worrying issues. Ann uses practical, step-by-step work so clients can notice small changes that add up over time.
She has 14 years of experience and returned to school in her 40s to follow a long-held goal of helping others.
Background and approach
That life path informs how she listens - with patience and straightforward questions. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, not full of jargon. Ann combines well-known methods to match a person’s needs.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people act on values even when anxiety is present. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotional regulation and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, phobias, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and stress related to caregiving or career change. She also helps with body image, intimacy-related worries, and communication problems. Work often includes coping skills, behavior experiments, and planning for everyday situations.
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Ann practices in Arizona and conducts sessions in English. The tone is practical, encouraging, and focused on workable steps toward feeling steadier.
How Ann’s Approaches Work Online
Ann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or avoidant patterns. CBT often includes simple experiments and skill practice that translate well to video or phone sessions.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters to them and take committed action, even when fear or discomfort is present. ACT methods focus on values and practical steps rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings immediately.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ann talks with each person about their goals and tries techniques, then adjusts the plan based on what helps. She works together with clients to pick methods that fit their needs and daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can work when hands-free time is easier or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written skill reminders, and support between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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