Annette Kauffroth , LCSW

Annette Kauffroth brings a warm, empathic presence to therapy and a practical commitment to helping people navigate life’s difficulties. She began her professional life as an engineer before changing careers to follow a deep desire to work directly with people, and that background contributes to a thoughtful, problem-solving approach to emotional and relational challenges. Annette aims to create a collaborative space where acceptance and change can be balanced - honoring current experience while building toward desired shifts. She often invokes the insight of Carl Rogers: "the curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change."

Annette is an LCSW, which means she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker trained to assess, support, and treat a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns. She draws from multiple therapeutic frameworks, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and she also integrates Internal Family Systems ideas when useful. Her experience includes facilitating trauma-informed groups and working with couples to strengthen communication and emotional intimacy. Together with clients she develops strategies grounded in mindfulness, exploration of core beliefs, life narrative work, and values-driven action to address issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Healing and Connection

Annette uses evidence-informed approaches to help clients clarify values, change unhelpful patterns, and repair relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking concrete action toward a meaningful life. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating that begin in early connections and influence current intimacy, trust, and communication. It can be especially useful for relationship challenges, attachment issues, and rebuilding emotional closeness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress. CBT is commonly applied to anxiety, mood concerns, and problem-solving around daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Annette works with each person to determine which strategies best fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan over time based on what is most helpful.

Online therapy with Annette makes it possible to connect by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options support consistent care across locations and can make it easier to attend sessions, manage follow-up between meetings, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.