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Ann Voorhees

Empathetic therapist with decades of clinical experience

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
38 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ann

Ann Voorhees is a licensed clinical social worker with 38 years of experience. She returned to direct psychotherapy after years in psychiatric and human services administration. Ann works with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, fatigue, low self-worth, anger, and other life stresses.

She also lists Family and parenting among her focuses and addresses related concerns like parenting and blended family issues. Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions aim to be respectful and nonjudgmental.

Background and approach

Ann avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on practical conversation and clear steps forward. Ann uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also uses client-centered ideas to support self-direction and psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns. Her background includes long clinical experience with children and adults affected by sexual abuse and later work with adult survivors and adolescent offenders. Over time her practice expanded to adults and mature adults facing everyday challenges, caregiving stress, grief, trauma, addictions, and coping with change.

In sessions she focuses on collaboration - talking through problems, setting realistic goals, and trying concrete skills between meetings. She can also work with issues such as communication problems, codependency, first responder stress, and end-of-life concerns. Ann speaks English and practices in Florida as FL LCSW SW3287.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping people lead the conversation. It supports self-awareness and personal choice and is useful when someone wants a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk about parenting, relationships, or life stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses clear exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress-related patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills practice, reflective work, or a mix of approaches.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions provide another live option. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit support into a busy day. These formats help people access therapy around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on respectful, practical conversations tailored to each person.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 38 years of experience, including clinical work with children and adults affected by sexual abuse and long-term work with adults facing anxiety, depression, and caregiving or end-of-life concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, registered in Florida as FL LCSW SW3287 and practices in Florida.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How can sessions be conducted?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
What does therapy cost and how are payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
38 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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