About Ann
Dr. Ann Maureen McCaughan holds a PhD and a Masters in Counseling and Counselor Education and brings 18 years of experience as a counselor, supervisor, and educator. She practices in Illinois as an LCPC and combines clinical work with her role as a professor.
Her background keeps her current with counseling research and practical approaches that she uses in sessions. She helps people set realistic goals and make changes that increase life satisfaction.
How Ann works
She treats concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and stress. She also addresses identity and career questions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues. Her style is gentle but direct and focused on identifying habits that no longer serve the client.
Dr. McCaughan centers the person in the room as the expert on their own life. She listens closely and acts as a sounding board while offering observations and options.
She integrates clients' values into the work and supports practical steps toward chosen goals. Her clinical approach draws from attachment-based ideas, client-centered practices, emotion-focused techniques, cognitive behavioral tools, and existential perspectives. These methods guide conversations about relationships, self-worth, and coping skills.
She aims for sessions that feel collaborative and purposeful. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. In sessions this looks like talking about patterns in close relationships and trying new ways of connecting that reduce anxiety and increase trust.Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s goals while offering support and perspective for decision making.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Together the therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking, try different behaviors, and track small changes that improve mood and functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. McCaughan will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She adjusts the plan as things change and checks in about what is or isn't helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is low or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text work well for shorter updates, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit sessions into work, school, or caregiving schedules without traveling.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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