- Client-centered listening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Expressive art options
About Annette
Dr. Annette Sauselen is an independently licensed professional clinical counselor - LPCC - based in Ohio with 25 years of experience. She works with adults on common early-adult and midlife concerns such as depression, relationship problems, grief, and coping with life changes. She also addresses trauma and abuse, parenting stress, addiction, and mood disorders.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She listens to each person’s story and offers challenges that promote progress. She also uses expressive or art-based methods when that feels like a better fit for the person in front of her.
In sessions she combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and longer-term thinking drawn from psychodynamic work. For people who have experienced trauma, she brings trauma-focused techniques designed to reduce the hold of painful memories. These methods are used to help with everyday problems like feeling stuck, coping after loss, or managing anger.
Annette describes a calm, non-judgmental style and aims to make therapy a place to work through difficult feelings. She pays attention to family of origin patterns, codependency, and communication problems when those issues arise. Financial stress, midlife shifts, and caregiver strain are also areas she commonly addresses.
She works in English and practices in Ohio. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and reflecting back what the client says to build understanding and clarity. It helps people feeling overwhelmed, lonely, or uncertain about next steps by giving them space to tell their story and notice what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It provides practical strategies like behavioral experiments and thought records to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and problems with anger or mood.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to weigh needs, goals, and personal preferences and then try methods that seem most useful. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the approach stays relevant to day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a full schedule, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when life gets busy. These practical benefits often help people keep momentum while they work on relationships, grief, trauma recovery, or mood management.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, addiction, parenting stress, and mood disorders.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is person-focused and non-judgmental. She listens closely and offers practical challenges to help people move forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and personality-related difficulties.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an Ohio LPCC and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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