Ann DePoole, LCSW

Ann DePoole is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and Arizona with 14 years of practice. She focuses on common life stresses and mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Ann also offers support around parenting strain, career pressures, eating and body image concerns, and compassion fatigue.

She returned to school in her 40s to become a clinician and has spent over a decade working with people facing mood disorders and co-occurring concerns. Her work is direct and practical. Sessions involve talking through current problems, learning coping strategies, and trying skills between meetings.

Ann blends several approaches to match a person's needs. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses acceptance and commitment methods to help people clarify values and take action. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early patterns affect current relationships.

When substance use or trauma are part of the picture, Ann integrates approaches that address both symptoms and the behaviors that maintain them. She uses parts of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Sessions typically include concrete tools, practice exercises, and straightforward planning.

Ann works in Arizona and speaks English. People who want a practical, experienced LCSW to address mood, trauma, addictions, or relationship struggles may find her approach useful. To begin, follow the site's matching and scheduling steps to arrange a first session.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions