Annie Bennett, LISW

Annie Bennett is an Ohio licensed independent social worker (LISW) with twenty-five years of clinical experience. She offers a steady, practical approach for people facing addiction, grief, anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, and other life changes. Annie writes in plain terms and focuses on helping people make changes that matter to them.

She trained at the University of Kentucky where she earned a master’s degree and completed two years of conjoint marital and family therapy training. Much of her work has been in addiction treatment, primarily with women, including long-term residential programs that allowed children under 12 to stay with their mothers. That background shaped her understanding of co-occurring mental health, partner, and parenting challenges.

Annie’s style blends cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and solution-focused approaches. She aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward meaningful goals. Sessions emphasize practical steps, coping skills, and attention to personal values.

She works part time and typically responds to messages within a couple of days, checking messages Monday through Thursday. Sessions she lists are 45 minutes long, with visit frequency set based on the client’s sense of progress. Annie uses a counseling metaphor about adjusting sails to highlight change that is gradual and active.

Annie draws on long experience with addictions, trauma, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and related concerns. She aims to help people find direction, build skills, and make life changes that feel worth the effort.

How Annie’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. In plain terms ACT focuses on actions you can try even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and coping routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Annie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That conversation guides whether more ACT, CBT, attachment-based ideas, or a mix of approaches will be used.

Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and maintain momentum between visits. Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist. Practical benefits often include shorter travel time, easier scheduling around work or caregiving, and the ability to keep consistent 45-minute sessions that focus on skill practice and tracking progress.