- Client-centered approach
- Trauma focus
- Mindfulness tools
About Annette
Annette Warner is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 22 years of experience in mental health. She has worked across school, foster care, and adult services and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and the stresses of everyday life. Annette draws on long experience supporting people through parenting challenges, grief, and mood struggles.
Her background includes years working with children in school settings and with foster families, plus clinical work with adults who have persistent mental health needs. That history informs how she listens for what matters most to each person. She pays attention to practical problems like sleeping, anger, or coping with life changes alongside deeper issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, and dissociation.
Annette uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the person at the heart of sessions. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods when they match a person's goals. Mindfulness practices are offered to help with stress, panic, and emotion regulation.
Her style is warm and respectful. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what they are facing and try new coping steps. Sessions are aimed at clear, manageable changes rather than long lists of techniques.
Annette works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and family problems. She sees issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and relationship strains as pieces that can be worked on together in therapy. If you want to explore whether she is the right fit, the next step is a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling conversation.
How her approaches work in online care
Annette commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so the person feels understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them.She also draws on mindfulness techniques to help with anxiety, panic, and stress by teaching straightforward breathing and attention skills. Trauma-focused practices are used when past hurt gets in the way of daily life, with careful pacing to reduce overwhelm.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean leaning more on client-centered listening at first and adding CBT or trauma-focused tools later.
Please confirm the therapist's current session formats before booking, since the profile does not list them. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Others like being able to use mindfulness exercises in their usual surroundings. Your therapist will help shape a plan that fits your schedule and goals.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, sleeping trouble, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and respectful and centers on the person's needs. She combines client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused approaches.
How long has she worked in the field?
She brings 22 years of experience, including work in schools, foster care, and with adults who have persistent mental health conditions.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in Minnesota and holds a Minnesota LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.