Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
How Ann works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ann
Ann Sumpter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia who uses a client-centered approach to help people deal with stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She focuses on creating a calm setting where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Ann aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness strategies, and solution-focused techniques in short, practical sessions.
Background and approach
That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice calming skills, and set small goals that move them forward. Sessions often include straightforward tools to manage emotions and day-to-day stress. Ann also brings motivational interviewing into the work to help people clarify what they want and build motivation for change.
She supports clients facing issues like career strain, grief, eating concerns, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses relationship and communication problems, body image, and attachment-related concerns. Her style is direct but warm.
Conversations are guided by the person's goals and paced to what feels doable. Ann accepts international clients and offers multiple session formats to fit busy lives. With seven years of experience as an LPC, she draws on practical methods rather than long technical explanations.
The focus is on real progress - less rumination, clearer choices, and better day-to-day coping.
What Ann works with
Everything Ann lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ann's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ann lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that focus on skills and goals
Ann commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. CBT helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and the behaviors that follow, which can reduce anger, anxiety, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to ease reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, useful for stress and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ann collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what is or isn’t helpful so the plan evolves together.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video works well for more in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone calls suit people with limited bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can be used for shorter check-ins or when a quick step-by-step exercise is needed. These options make it easier to keep momentum and apply new skills between appointments.
Questions people ask about Ann
What concerns does this therapist address?
Ann works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, eating issues, career difficulties, grief, ADHD, LGBT-related concerns, and related struggles such as body image and communication problems.
What is the therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused ideas, and motivational interviewing to help clients learn coping skills and set achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
The therapist has seven years of professional experience working as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in West Virginia and practices with that credential.
Which languages and client locations are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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