About Ann
Ann Stromberg is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She works with individuals dealing with life changes, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Her focus is practical and goal-oriented.
Ann combines cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused methods to help people identify what is working and what needs to change. She uses strengths-based work to build on everyday abilities.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are woven in when they help a client stay present and reduce overwhelm. Her sessions begin by looking across a person’s life to find small, useful shifts. She helps clients set clear, reachable goals and teaches skills they can use right away.
Progress is reviewed often and adjustments are made based on client feedback. She prioritizes efficiency so people can meet goals in a reasonable time frame. The aim is to leave clients with concrete tools to manage future challenges on their own.
She will not keep someone engaged in strategies they don’t find helpful. Ann draws on experience from clinical, community, and school settings. That background informs a flexible, down-to-earth style that blends practical skill building with support.
She focuses on helping people move toward a more confident and positive outlook.
Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters most to them and take steps in that direction even when tough thoughts and feelings are present. It can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by emphasizing values and committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. That makes it useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and increase focus, which can make daily stress easier to manage.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That process includes trying strategies, checking what helps, and switching tactics when needed so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between longer sessions and can be easier to use during short breaks. These options aim to make consistent care more flexible and accessible for many schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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