Ann Kite, LCSW

Ann Kite is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She aims to create an accepting space where clients feel heard and treated with respect and sensitivity. Ann encourages practical steps toward change and supports people as they try new ways of coping.

With 28 years of experience in California, Ann draws on straightforward, goal-focused work to address problems like grief, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns. She also supports people dealing with career shifts, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small behavior changes, and building skills that fit each person’s life. Conversations are tailored to individual goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Ann has worked with a wide range of concerns, including obsessive-compulsive symptoms, ADHD, post-traumatic stress, and issues around sexuality and alternative relationship structures. She pays attention to cultural and multicultural factors that shape a person’s experience and choices.

People who value clear, practical steps alongside empathic listening tend to find her style useful. She emphasizes cooperation - clients and therapist plan the work together and adjust it as progress is made.

How Ann’s Approaches Work Online

Ann uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or ease compulsive patterns. Client-centered therapy means she listens closely and shapes sessions around each person’s priorities and lived experience. Motivational interviewing is used to uncover and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change when they feel stuck.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Ann collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and adjusts the plan as progress is made. She focuses on clear goals and regular check-ins so the approach evolves with what’s helpful.

Online therapy allows flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is impractical, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or varied schedules and let people pick the format that best supports consistent progress.