About Ann
Ann Chauvin is a licensed clinical social worker with 10 years of experience practicing in the District of Columbia. She focuses on common concerns like stress and anxiety, depression, and struggles related to addiction. Ann aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly about hard feelings without fear of judgment.
She emphasizes practical steps and steady support. Sessions center on identifying what feels most urgent, then building small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Ann helps people notice patterns that fuel stress and develop clearer ways to respond to them. Ann also offers help with relationship strain, grief, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She works with people experiencing trauma and abuse, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
Conversations often include learning new coping skills and setting realistic goals for everyday life. Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests techniques that match a person’s needs and preferences.
Coaching-style support is available for those who want guidance with concrete steps and accountability. Sessions are conducted in English and can be scheduled in several formats. Ann invites anyone ready to take the first step to complete a short matching questionnaire and set up a session.
She aims to be a steady partner in change for people facing hard moments.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One approach emphasizes identifying stress and anxiety triggers and testing small behavioral changes to reduce their impact; this helps with overwhelming worry and daily tension. Another approach centers on mood regulation and coping skills for depression and bipolar mood challenges, teaching step-by-step techniques to manage symptoms and regain routine and motivation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to what matters most, discusses options, and tailors techniques to a person’s goals and preferences. Clients and the therapist check in regularly and adjust methods if something isn’t working well.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper checks on tone and expression. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style guidance, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options give flexibility to fit sessions into workdays, caregiving schedules, or times when getting out is difficult.
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- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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