About Ann
Ann Gould is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, or depression. She also supports those coping with major life changes and related challenges.
Her approach begins by listening to each person's story and recognizing their strengths. She treats the person, not just the problem, and helps them find practical steps forward.
How Ann works
Sessions aim to build coping skills and increase confidence in daily life. Ann has worked across a variety of difficult situations, including abandonment, caregiving strain, and the effects of illness such as cancer. She also addresses communication problems, control issues, emptiness, and the impacts of separation or domestic violence.
First responder and fatherhood concerns are among the additional areas she has addressed. Her style is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear strategies and steady progress. She invites clients to set goals and to try approaches that fit their needs and rhythms.
The therapist emphasizes collaboration and gradual skill building. People can expect straightforward conversations and practical tools to use between sessions. Ann encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Taking that first step is often the hardest part, and she acknowledges that courage is involved in seeking help.
What Ann works with
The areas below are the ones Ann selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Ann uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear strategies and measurable progress. One approach emphasizes skill building for anxiety and stress - clients learn practical breathing, grounding, and behavior strategies to manage symptoms and feel steadier day to day. Another approach centers on processing trauma and difficult life events by working at a pace that the client can tolerate while learning tools for emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each client to identify goals, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most. Clients and clinician decide together which methods fit the person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to have brief check-ins, share thoughts between sessions, or access support when scheduling in-person visits is hard. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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