About Anne
Anne McLaren uses a client-centered approach to guide people through stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life transitions. She is an LPC, which means she is a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin. Anne writes plainly and listens closely to help people make changes that matter to them.
She focuses on practical skills as well as understanding what lies behind emotions. Anne draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
How Anne works
She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused work to build small, doable steps toward clearer goals. Problems Anne commonly addresses include depression, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also helps with intimacy-related issues, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Additional areas of attention include codependency, communication troubles, control issues, divorce and separation, and issues around infidelity and jealousy. Sessions are meant to be straightforward and collaborative. Anne works with each person to set practical goals and to choose approaches that fit their situation.
She explains tools and practices in plain language so people can use them between sessions. With 15 years of professional experience, Anne offers steady support for people ready to change patterns that no longer work. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through difficult topics and try new ways of coping.
Anne lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Anne works with
The areas below are the ones Anne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Anne uses client-centered therapy to create a welcoming space where the conversation follows the person's goals and pace. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the work around what matters most to them.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying concrete behavior changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical tools to manage symptoms and respond differently to challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Anne will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs to decide whether client-centered work, CBT, Gottman-influenced techniques, or solution-focused steps fit best. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging help people fit brief reflections or scheduling into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and try different formats to see what works best for each person.
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