Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Ann works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ann
Ann Ghabel is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Iowa with 11 years of therapy experience. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what’s worrying them and work toward practical changes. Her approach is straightforward and focused on what will help day to day.
She uses client-centered methods to listen and meet people where they are. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices are offered to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity. Ann has longstanding clinical experience that includes inpatient child psychiatry nursing and teaching psychiatric nursing. That background gives her familiarity with complex emotional and behavioral concerns and with supporting people through grief, trauma, and major life changes.
She also brings tools that can help when stress turns into anger or persistent anxiety. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills. Parents can get help with parenting stress and family concerns, and people facing career strain, sleep or eating difficulties, or compassion fatigue can work on step-by-step coping strategies.
Anger concerns are addressed with emotion regulation and problem-solving techniques. Therapy is offered in English and can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. International clients are accepted.
To begin, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Ann works with
Everything Ann lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ann's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ann lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that help you manage strong emotions
An emphasis on client-centered work means sessions begin with listening. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting working relationship that guides the rest of care. This approach is helpful when someone needs a steady space to name feelings and clarify goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and everyday stress that fuels anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication when emotions run high.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on the client's goals, needs, and what feels most useful. Together they will set practical targets and pick skills to practice between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people connect face to face when bandwidth and location allow. Phone sessions can be a good fit when video is difficult or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide flexibility for brief check-ins, coping plans, or skill practice without a full session.
Questions people ask about Ann
What kinds of problems can be addressed here?
Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and family conflict, sleeping and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career strain, and ADHD-related challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is practical and client-centered, focusing on listening first and then teaching skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used to change thought patterns and manage intense emotions.
What is Ann Ghabel's background and experience?
She holds an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) and has 11 years of professional therapy experience plus decades working in inpatient child psychiatry nursing and psychiatric nursing education.
Where is the therapist located and licensed?
She is licensed in Iowa as an LISW and practices from that state while offering online services to clients in other places.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.