Dr. Annette SauselenLPCC

Dr. Annette Sauselen is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of practice. She combines talk therapy and creative, expressive methods to help people address depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and major life transitions. Her approach is calm and straightforward, focused on listening first and then offering clear, practical steps.

Her background includes long experience supporting people after physical trauma and emotional abuse. She also works with mood disorders, grief, addiction, anger, and compassion fatigue. Many clients come with tangled family issues, communication problems, or the stress of caregiving and blended households.

In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when thoughts and behaviors need direct attention. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused methods when earlier life patterns or traumatic memories matter.

Her style is nonjudgmental and supportive, with gentle challenges when progress calls for them. Expressive therapy is offered as an option when someone prefers art or creative approaches to talking. She encourages people to tell their story and to find practical ways forward.

Dr. Sauselen’s aim is to help people manage current problems and build coping skills that last. If you want straightforward guidance and room to use creative expression, she can be a steady guide through hard moments.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a warm, accepting relationship so clients feel heard and understood; this can help with relationship strain, parenting stress, and feelings of isolation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression or anxiety and to change unhelpful patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy zeroes in on processing traumatic experiences and reducing their impact on daily life, which is useful for people who have experienced physical trauma or abuse.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to your goals and needs, then suggest methods that fit your situation. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before you book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It can also let someone try expressive exercises or worksheets during a session and then continue practice between meetings. Ask about available session formats when you start the matching process to find what fits your routine.