Anne Combs

Anne Combs is an Ohio LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 40 years in behavioral health. She has worked as a therapist, clinical supervisor, and administrator in a range of treatment settings. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and career challenges, addictions, grief, and questions about life purpose.

She focuses on the here and now and on practical ways to reduce daily distress. Anne uses straightforward problem-solving and goal-focused work to help people overcome barriers. She acknowledges how past trauma shapes current life, while prioritizing steps that address its ongoing effects.

Anne draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused approaches to adjust thinking and to set concrete short-term goals. She also incorporates Client-Centered and Motivational Interviewing ideas to support a collaborative, respectful conversation. Her background includes executive coaching training, which informs a practical, problem-solving stance for career and role challenges.

Her style is interactive and often light-hearted; she uses humor and direct communication to open conversation and reduce tension. She has many years helping people improve workplace performance and interpersonal communication. That experience is available to someone seeking clearer professional direction or more effective relationship skills.

Anne is based in Ohio and conducts work in English. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client selects the See online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session.

How Anne uses practical approaches in online work

Anne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking or behavior patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, or depression. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term, concrete goals and tackle one problem at a time. This approach is useful for career decisions, relationship challenges, and situations where quick, practical change is the priority.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current challenges and recommend which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats use less bandwidth or allow phone contact for a brief session, which can help when time or technology is limited. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing and focus in remote sessions to match practical needs.