Anne Combs, LPCC

Anne Combs is an Ohio-based LPCC with 40 years working in behavioral health. She returned to hands-on therapy after roles in supervision and administration. Anne focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and everyday problems. She also supports concerns like relationship strain, career challenges, grief, addiction, and aging and geriatric issues.

Her style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions center on the here and now with attention to what can be changed today. She acknowledges the impact of past trauma while guiding people toward concrete ways to reduce its hold on daily life.

Anne often blends short-term, goal-oriented techniques with cognitive work that looks at thoughts and behaviors. She brings tools from solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people set and reach manageable goals. Coaching skills are used when career or performance issues are a focus.

She draws on decades of experience in small and large behavioral health settings. That background informs how she helps people communicate better and solve problems with fewer repetitions of old patterns. Humor and straightforward conversation are normal parts of sessions.

People who want practical steps, clearer communication, and tools to handle life changes may find her approach useful. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her long experience supporting a wide range of adult concerns.

How her approaches translate to online work

Anne uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in straightforward ways. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are; it helps people feel heard and understood while they set goals. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical ways to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice stress and respond differently in daily moments. Mindfulness techniques often include simple attention practices and gentle exercises for handling strong emotions.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, personal preferences, and the problems at hand. That decision is revisited as progress is made.

Because this profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. It can also let people focus on communication and practical skills from wherever they are, while the therapist and client experiment with methods that best support daily life.