Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ann
Ann Woodford is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio with 20 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and big life changes. Her style centers on practical steps and real-life solutions rather than long theory talks.
Ann uses straightforward conversations to help people recognize strengths and build skills. She listens for patterns that cause repeated friction in relationships, parenting, or work. Then she helps create tools to handle those moments differently.
Background and approach
Many clients come for help with family strain, parenting challenges, or career stress. Others seek support for trauma, grief, self-esteem, or coping after loss or separation. Ann also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to adoption or caregiver stress.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to address distressing thoughts and memories. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method when relationship communication is a concern. Sessions aim to combine practical skill-building with insight into how habits form.
Ann invites people to take small steps toward clearer thinking and calmer responses. She encourages active work between sessions, such as practicing communication skills or trying new coping exercises. The emphasis is on measurable changes that make daily life easier.
With two decades of practice, she brings a steady presence and a focus on what helps now. Sessions are designed to be approachable and goal-oriented for people ready to make changes.
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
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ann lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Ann draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood.She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to cause distress. This approach works on processing difficult memories and learning strategies to reduce their hold on daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, homework discussion, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people access consistent support from where they are.
Questions people ask about Ann
What issues does Ann commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, trauma and grief, career difficulties, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational, focusing on skills you can use day to day. She blends talk with exercises to change thoughts and behaviors.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an LISW credential and practices in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer online?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to therapist availability.