About Annette
Annette Nelligan helps people navigate relationship trouble, family conflict, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She is a Maine clinician with 30 years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Annette writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what is worrying them.
How Annette works
Conversations are practical and grounded. Annette listens for patterns in relationships, communication, and behavior, then works with each person to try small, manageable changes. Annette addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, control issues, and the strain that follows divorce or separation.
She also helps people who struggle with impulsivity, low mood, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Workplace stress and women's issues are other common topics she handles. Her approach is collaborative.
She checks in about goals, offers feedback, and suggests exercises to try between sessions. Sessions may include short behavioral experiments, communication practice, or reframing unhelpful thoughts. Annette provides services from Maine and meets with clients in English.
She accepts international clients and brings decades of experience to each conversation. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's availability.
What Annette works with
The areas below are the ones Annette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Annette draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear actions and improved communication. One common approach emphasizes communication skills and behavioral changes to help people repair relationships and reduce conflict. This approach uses role play, structured conversations, and practical homework to change how people relate to one another.Another approach targets mood and anxiety by identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It helps people notice patterns, try small experiments, and build confidence over time. These methods are useful for social anxiety, low mood, impulsivity, and reclaiming a sense of purpose.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to try and how quickly to adjust them.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist and client see each other for full sessions. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short conversations into a busy day or to follow up between longer appointments. These options help people fit therapy into work, travel, or family schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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