Ann DePoole

Ann DePoole, LCSW, helps people who are wrestling with big life changes, stress, and ongoing mood concerns. She speaks plainly and aims to build trust quickly so clients can talk through what matters most. Ann has 14 years of clinical experience and returned to school in her 40s to pursue this work.

Ann focuses on practical tools people can use between sessions. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and from acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take manageable steps forward. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotions feel overwhelming and coping skills are needed in the moment.

Her background includes work with mood disorders, co-occurring conditions, trauma, and substance use concerns. That mix influences how she structures sessions - combining skill practice, values-driven goals, and trauma-informed pacing. Ann aims to keep sessions straightforward and goal oriented.

People often come for help with grief, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting stress, ADHD, or career-related uncertainty. She also addresses issues like self-esteem, body image, and compassion fatigue. Ann describes her approach as warm and matter-of-fact, prioritizing what each person needs now.

Ann is licensed as an LCSW in Arizona. She works in English and does not take international clients. If someone wants a therapist who focuses on coping with life changes and clear, usable strategies, she may be a good match.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small committed actions toward those values. It is useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can help with depression and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for moments when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ann will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make sense given their goals, current challenges, and day-to-day routine. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example fitting a brief check-in during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Online work also supports practicing skills in the setting where they come up and letting the therapist help tailor techniques to real-life situations without promising particular session types.