Annette Kauffroth

Compassionate LCSW guiding change and acceptance

LCSW Texas

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Annette

Annette Kauffroth brings 14 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, and life transitions. She works with concerns ranging from grief, parenting and intimacy-related issues to addictions, mood disorders, and questions of life purpose.

Background and approach

Her approach also attends to attachment wounds, communication struggles, divorce and separation, and women's issues, offering practical tools alongside emotional support. Annette moved from engineering into social work to follow a strong desire to work directly with people, and she blends warmth and empathy with evidence-informed techniques.

She emphasizes a balance between acceptance and change, using methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered principles. Annette often integrates mindfulness, values exploration, and work on core beliefs to build skills for emotion regulation, improved relationships, and clearer life direction.

She is licensed as an LCSW in Texas and offers services in English to clients both in Texas and internationally.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Annette commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support online clients. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and building practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. ACT emphasizes connecting with personal values, practicing acceptance of difficult feelings, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life.

She also uses attachment-informed ideas to help clients understand relationship patterns and foster healthier emotional connections. Treatment planning is collaborative - the therapist will work with each person to determine which combination of approaches fits their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single pathway up front.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to access consistent support from Texas-based licensed professionals while managing work, family, or travel constraints, and they can make it easier to maintain ongoing care when life circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, bipolar and other mood disorders, and related life changes.

What therapeutic style does she use?

Her work combines client-centered warmth with structured techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DBT, and attachment-informed approaches to balance acceptance and practical change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience and brings that background to both individual and group work, including trauma-informed group facilitation.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Texas license TX LCSW 54196 and practices from Texas while accepting clients internationally.

In which languages can clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Post-traumatic stressWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English