Annette Warner, LICSW

Annette Warner is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She practices in Minnesota and uses straightforward, practical tools to address common concerns like depression, sleep problems, anger, and attention differences. Annette also supports people facing grief, parenting strain, relationship and family difficulties, and mood or obsessive symptoms.

She takes a warm, respectful tone and aims to create an atmosphere where clients can speak honestly. Sessions focus on usable strategies rather than long lectures. Annette listens first, then helps people set small goals they can try between meetings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a central part of her approach. She pairs that with client-centered care and mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and make gradual changes. When trauma is involved she uses trauma-focused ideas to address painful memories and reactions in a paced way.

Annette has worked across settings including schools and foster care, and has experience with complex mental health needs. That background informs how she plans treatment and offers realistic, step-by-step support. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace they can manage.

Practical matters are discussed openly in early sessions so therapy fits each person’s life. Annette helps clients track progress and adjust plans when needed, keeping the focus on clear, achievable change.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Annette often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more helpful ones. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday problems because it breaks issues into clear steps to work on.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and creating a supportive space so clients can name their goals. This approach helps people feel heard and helps guide the practical work that follows.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, stepwise coaching, and quick tools between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.