- trauma informed
- skill focused
- empathy driven
About Annette
Annette OBryant is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 12 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Her work also includes support for parenting concerns, self‑esteem, addictions, mood concerns, and codependency.
Annette creates a calm, supportive space where people can talk through whatever feels urgent. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. Sessions often center on clearer communication, better coping skills, and small changes that add up.
She pays close attention to how family dynamics and caregiving roles shape stress and decision making. Annette also helps those dealing with grief, isolation, and questions of life purpose or midlife change. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and offers ways to try something different.
Her work draws on approaches like client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused work, EMDR, and mindfulness. Those tools are used to address things like trauma, anxiety, and difficult emotions in ways that fit each person. Annette aims to help people feel more grounded and capable between sessions.
People who come to her can expect straightforward conversation and practical strategies. She supports clients who want to reduce overwhelm, repair strained relationships, or rebuild confidence after hard events. New clients from Texas can begin by following the site's intake steps to match and schedule a first session.
How Annette’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client‑centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s priorities. It’s about following what matters most to the client and adjusting pace and topics to their needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose and adapt methods that match their goals, history, and day‑to‑day reality. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow consistent check‑ins during life transitions. It also can let people use shorter or more flexible meeting times when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions like CBT exercises, mindful practices, and emotionally focused conversations to an online setting to keep work moving forward.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self‑esteem, addictions, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, anger, ADHD, and related issues such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a compassionate, client-centered style that emphasizes practical coping skills and clearer communication. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on real-life changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with people facing a range of life challenges and transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions structured and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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