Ann Bodensteiner, MN Psychologist LP3829

About Ann

Ann Bodensteiner is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota with nearly three decades of clinical experience. She frames therapy for people facing family and parenting challenges, relationship strain, and the stress that comes with life transitions. Ann offers straightforward, respectful care and can include a Catholic or Christian perspective when clients want that element in sessions.

She spent twenty years working with District Court and Family Services, focusing on divorce, custody matters, mediation, and conflict resolution.

Background and approach

That background gives her practical experience with family systems and the legal-adjacent stresses families can face. Ann has also worked in independent practice, seeing individuals and couples for a wide range of concerns. Her approach draws on familiar, evidence-based tools.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take workable steps forward. Sessions can include client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to slow down and notice what matters most.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work around difficult emotional patterns in close relationships. Ann adapts methods to each person’s needs and beliefs. Ann is MN Psychologist LP3829 and speaks English.

She brings experience with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, parenting, blended-family concerns, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Her style is practical and compassionate, aimed at helping people find clearer options and steadier days.

How Ann’s approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values. In practice this means clarifying priorities, accepting difficult feelings, and trying practical steps even when change feels hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It often includes setting small behavioral goals and learning skills to reduce anxiety or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance that lets clients lead the pace and focus of sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust over time. That collaborative planning helps match tools to what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and keep work moving forward between meetings. They also let people use the therapeutic approaches above from home, so practical skills and value-based steps can be practiced in real settings where problems and routines happen.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?

Ann works with a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, family and parenting issues, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and caregiver stress, plus related topics such as blended family dynamics and communication problems.

How would you describe the therapy style here?

Therapy is practical and respectful. Sessions combine listening with hands-on tools from cognitive behavioral, acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches and emotion-focused ideas.

How long has this therapist been practicing?

She brings 28 years of clinical experience, including two decades working with District Court and Family Services on divorce and custody matters and years in independent practice.

What are the credential and location details?

Ann is licensed as MN Psychologist LP3829 and practices in Minnesota.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I meet this therapist online?

Yes. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I do to start therapy with this clinician?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 28 years
Licensed: Minnesota
Languages: English

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