Ann Dennis

Ann Dennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a master's degree in counseling from Tarleton State University. She brings seven years of counseling experience and a long background in public education to her work. Ann focuses on helping people navigate relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, and depression.

Before moving into clinical counseling roles, she spent 30 years in public education, including 13 years as a school counselor. She also served as a Parent Engagement Coordinator and as part of campus leadership teams. That experience shaped her practical approach to common life challenges and family stressors.

In sessions she aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space for talking about hard things. She listens for the concerns that matter most to each person and helps them name manageable next steps. Her style emphasizes clear communication and practical strategies rather than abstract theory.

Ann draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches to match a person’s needs, including acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused planning. She uses those methods to address issues such as body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress.

People who reach out can expect a counselor who values honesty and steady support. She encourages people to set realistic goals and to try concrete practices between meetings. To begin, visitors use the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online work

Ann commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered listening. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and decide what matters to them, which can aid with issues like shame, avoidance, or persistent worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral changes, which often helps with panic, mood concerns, and automatic negative patterns.

She sees finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client work together to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and the concerns brought to sessions. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and adjusting plans as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also lets people use practices like mindfulness or behavioral experiments between meetings, with guidance from a licensed professional.