- Trauma focus
- Adoption support
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Annette
Annette Warner is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 22 years of experience. She has worked across settings with children, families, and adults who have complex mental health needs. Annette’s background includes roles supporting students and serving as a foster parent, and she has a long-standing focus on trauma and adoption and foster care concerns.
Annette uses a warm, respectful style in sessions. She aims to create space where people can speak openly about painful experiences. She pays attention to practical needs and helps people begin to feel steadier in daily life.
Her work blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. She also draws on trauma-focused methods to address past harms and their effects today. The goal is to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and build skills that fit their life.
Annette has supported a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, grief, anger, relationship and family issues, and mood disorders. She also addresses attachment difficulties, abandonment, dissociation, and challenges linked to intellectual disability and autism spectrum differences.
She works from Minnesota and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How Annette's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Annette combines client-centered therapy and trauma-focused work in ways that translate well to remote conversations. Client-centered therapy means she listens without judgment and helps people set the pace and focus of each session; this helps when someone needs space to talk through parenting worries, grief, or relationship strain. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding how past harm shows up now and on building steps to reduce its daily impact, which can include grounding and pacing techniques suited to talk-based sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Annette will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and help choose which methods to try. She treats the process as collaborative and adjusts tools and pacing as progress unfolds.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, shorten travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins without taking a long break from routines. They can also make it simpler to use mindfulness or CBT exercises between meetings so skills carry over into everyday moments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are commonly addressed?
She helps people with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting or family stress. Annette also supports those facing OCD, ADHD, mood disorders, and sleep difficulties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on listening first. She combines cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness with trauma-focused work to help people make practical changes.
What background does she bring to this work?
Annette has 22 years of experience across child, family, and adult mental health settings. She has worked with students and has personal experience as a foster parent, which informs her focus on trauma and adoption-related concerns.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds an LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Minnesota.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.