- Trauma-informed care
- CBT and mindfulness
- Focus on parenting
About Annette
Annette Warner is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. She brings a long history of work with people facing trauma, depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviors, and parenting concerns. Annette emphasizes a respectful, warm approach that helps people feel heard and understood from the first session.
She spent much of her career supporting children, families, and adults with persistent mental health needs. That work included time supporting students and serving as a foster parent, which shaped her focus on trauma and attachment issues. Her background also includes helping people with grief, relationship strain, sleep problems, anger, mood disorders, ADHD, and panic disorder and panic attacks.
In sessions Annette draws on client-centered listening so people can say what matters to them. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with stress, racing thoughts, and managing intense feelings.
Her trauma-informed perspective means she pays attention to how past experiences affect current reactions. She aims to create a steady, calm space where people can slowly try new coping ideas and notice small changes. Annette also works with concerns around abandonment, attachment, dissociation, and complex family situations.
People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation about goals and workable steps to try between sessions. She encourages realistic pacing so progress feels manageable. To begin, follow the site's Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire.
How Annette integrates approaches in online therapy
Annette uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies together to help people manage symptoms and try new behaviors. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and making space for a person's concerns so they can set the goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and offers concrete techniques to change them.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so the work fits everyday life.
Session format options are not specified here, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving, and it can reduce travel time. It also allows people to try shorter check-ins or paced scheduling when life is busy, and it can let the therapist and client focus on practical coping skills that transfer into daily routines.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Annette help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, and panic disorder and panic attacks, among other issues such as grief, sleep problems, and relationship strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and respectful with a focus on listening. Sessions mix client-centered conversation with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of experience working with children, families, and adults with persistent mental health needs, including roles supporting students and serving as a foster parent.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and is based in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.