About Lucritia
Lucritia (Ann) Sayles is a licensed independent mental health practitioner who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Her manner is steady and direct, aimed at helping clients feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope.
Ann uses short-term, practical methods alongside deeper talking work to address mood and behavior. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on Mindfulness Therapy to teach groundable, in-the-moment skills.
Background and approach
She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client’s needs and goals. Her work covers grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Ann also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, panic, multicultural concerns, and complicated mood disorders such as bipolar conditions.
She tailors strategies to the problem at hand and to each person’s daily life. With 14 years of experience, Ann combines practical skill building with chances to understand deeper patterns that affect feelings and relationships. She encourages small steps that add up to real change.
The focus is on what will make life feel more manageable and meaningful. Ann practices from Nebraska and conducts sessions in English. She welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and works collaboratively to set clear goals and next steps.
How Ann Uses Practical Approaches Online
Ann commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change upsetting thought patterns and behaviors, which can reduce panic and anxiety symptoms through step-by-step skills. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that help manage strong feelings in the moment. Client-Centered Therapy guides sessions so the client's priorities set the agenda and pace for change.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ann will discuss options and try methods collaboratively, adjusting strategies based on a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. The process is conversational and goal-focused so clients know what they are working toward.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful when visual connection matters, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for quick check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions, fit therapy into a busy day, and try different formats to see what helps most.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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