Anne Frauens, LCSW-C

Anne Frauens is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She brings 24 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical ways to change thoughts and everyday habits. Anne emphasizes steady, compassionate support while clients work toward clearer goals.

Her background includes long experience helping people through grief, self-esteem struggles, and life shifts like divorce and caregiving. She also addresses challenges tied to chronic illness, cancer, and aging. Many clients come for help with communication problems, codependency, isolation, and questions about life purpose.

In the room Anne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a straightforward style. She aims to make therapy an active process of noticing thought patterns and building new daily habits. Sessions often include simple exercises people can try between visits.

Anne works with adults across life stages who want to reduce anxiety, feel less stuck, or recover from loss. She pays attention to the practical demands of caregiving and chronic health issues while supporting emotional healing. Her LCSW-C credential is listed for Maryland licensure.

Clients can expect a calm, organized approach that focuses on what to try next. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Anne helps people practice small changes that add up to more manageable days.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Anne draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts and everyday habits. One common approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative responses in daily situations to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another useful technique centers on small behavior changes and habit-building to improve routines, manage stress, and support recovery from grief or chronic health challenges.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Anne collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This collaborative process helps people try practical strategies and see what fits their life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can still guide practice between sessions and help build the everyday habits that improve functioning, regardless of where sessions take place.