About Ann
Ann Kite helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She greets clients with respect and straightforward support, and she focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her. Ann holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and brings 28 years of experience to sessions.
She works in a conversational, practical way. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and goals. Ann listens first, then helps create steps that feel doable.
How Ann works
Many people come with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or struggles with relationships and intimacy, and she draws on approaches that fit those concerns. Her background includes long-term work in California settings serving a wide range of life difficulties.
That experience informs how she helps people manage emotions, cope with trauma, and address issues like addiction, sleep problems, or recurring patterns that cause pain. She also supports people exploring gender, sexuality, kink, and non-monogamous relationship arrangements. Ann uses straightforward tools when useful.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Client-centered work keeps the conversation focused on each person's priorities. Motivational Interviewing helps when change feels hard to start.
In sessions she aims to be practical and steady. She helps clients set clear, short-term goals and check progress. The emphasis is on small, achievable steps toward a more manageable life.
Ann lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online therapy
Ann draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and in charge of the goals. It helps when someone needs space to sort out values and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleep problems. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, collaborative way to build motivation and plan for change when someone feels ambivalent about a behavior or next step.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help decide which tools fit best based on needs, goals, and what feels doable. Plans are adjusted over time so methods match progress and preference.
Online sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video allows full conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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