Dr. Annette Sauselen
Experienced LPCC blending evidence-based and creative care
LPCC Ohio
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Annette
Dr. Annette Sauselen is an independently licensed clinical counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of experience supporting people through complex emotional and life challenges.
Background and approach
She draws on a range of clinical methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused work, and also offers expressive, art-based options for those who find creative processes helpful. Her background includes work with depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, mood disorders such as bipolar, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental while remaining purposeful; she balances empathetic listening with constructive challenges designed to promote growth. Dr.
Sauselen works with issues that touch family systems and individual functioning alike, addressing blended family concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, and life transitions such as midlife crisis or financial strain. She practices in Ohio and provides services in English, and her license is listed as OH LPCC E.0500522-SUPV.
Readers seeking a therapist who integrates talk therapy with trauma-informed strategies and optional expressive modalities will find a practitioner focused on collaborative progress and practical coping skills. Prospective clients are guided through a straightforward matching process to begin scheduling based on her availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dr. Annette Sauselen uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice concrete, evidence-informed strategies for changing them; this approach is commonly used for depression, anxiety, mood regulation, and coping with life changes. She also draws on trauma-focused therapy when working with the effects of physical or emotional trauma, using methods that prioritize stabilization, processing, and rebuilding a sense of safety and agency. Where appropriate, she can incorporate client-centered elements that emphasize empathic listening and collaboration to help clients tell their story and set meaningful goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors interventions so they fit the client's situation and pace. Clients are active partners in deciding whether to emphasize CBT skills, trauma-informed techniques, or supportive client-centered work.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments. These formats also allow continuity of care for those who cannot travel easily, and they provide multiple ways to engage so clients can choose the mode that best supports their progress.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English