About Ann
Ann Stancil is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and parenting strains. She offers calm, direct support for people trying to get back on track after trauma or big life changes. She practices from Indiana and speaks English for all sessions.
Ann uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. She listens first to understand where someone is stuck. From there she works with clients to set small goals and try out new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Many clients focus on mood, relationships, self-worth, or managing strong emotions. Her background includes 17 years of experience in behavioral health after graduating from Indiana University Northwest. Much of that time was spent in a community behavioral health center, giving her exposure to a wide range of concerns.
That work included helping people with bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma, and grief as well as addiction-related issues. Ann aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space. She says race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexuality, religion, and political views should not limit care.
She pays attention to cultural differences and life context when planning steps forward. In sessions she may draw on client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense feelings. Her approach is collaborative and focused on practical changes that fit a person’s daily life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ann blends client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral and dialectical skills in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience so they feel heard and can choose their own path forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers practical exercises to reduce worry, depression, or unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for tolerating distress, regulating emotions, and improving relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Ann will talk with each person about their goals, daily routines, and what methods feel comfortable. She collaborates to try techniques and adjusts the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is useful. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text messaging work for brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while focusing on what helps most.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English