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Online therapist

Annette OBryant

Calm, practical support for stressful life changes

Credentials
LPC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Annette

Annette OBryant is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience in Texas. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and other hard moments in life. Her work also covers mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, along with issues like self-esteem and coping with life changes.

She uses clear, practical methods in sessions. Conversations aim to name what feels hard and build small steps that fit a person’s daily life.

Background and approach

Annette listens without judgment and helps people find what works for them rather than imposing one fixed plan. Her training includes approaches such as cognitive behavioral work to shift unhelpful thinking, emotionally-focused methods to improve connection, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories. She also draws on mindfulness and client-centered ideas to help people notice patterns and build lasting skills.

Annette pays attention to relationship and family dynamics and to stresses that come with caregiving, blended households, aging concerns, and midlife work. She can help with communication problems, codependency, impulsivity, isolation, and related struggles that affect everyday functioning. Sessions tend to focus on practical tools and steady progress.

Annette helps clients set realistic goals, try new behaviors, and track what changes. The pace is adjusted to each person’s needs and comfort level.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy is grounded in steady listening and support. It focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and helping them find their own solutions, which is useful for stress, self-esteem, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, often helping with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to process painful memories and reduce their emotional charge. It can be helpful for trauma-related symptoms and distress tied to past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about options, try methods that fit the goals, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes therapy more likely to match a person’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy brings flexibility to this process. Video calls let people maintain visual connection while meeting from home. Phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing contact between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting-related issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, eating issues, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, listening to the person’s story, and building skills that fit daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working as a therapist in Texas.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas with license number TX LPC 79851, and practices from Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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