About Ann
Ann Huyghe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 14 years of experience. She focuses on making therapy clear and practical for people juggling stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients take manageable steps forward.
She centers sessions on what each person needs right now. Conversations are tailored - sometimes skills practice, sometimes values work, sometimes problem-solving. Ann emphasizes respect and sensitivity while helping people name what feels hard and what they'd like to change.
Background and approach
Ann uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking and build different habits. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and steady attention on meaningful goals. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests practical strategies the client can try between sessions. Progress is measured in small, concrete steps like better sleep, fewer avoidance behaviors, or clearer routines.
Ann has supported people through grief, trauma reactions, mood shifts, relationship struggles, parenting stress, eating concerns, and impulse control issues. She explains options plainly and adjusts plans when something isn’t working. This makes therapy feel more like problem-solving and less like guessing.
If someone wants straightforward guidance and practical tools for day-to-day challenges, Ann aims to create a steady, focused space to work toward those changes.
How these approaches work online and what to expect
Ann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice patterns of thinking and behavior, then practice small changes that reduce distress and improve routines. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and some ADHD-related challenges where habits and thoughts affect daily functioning.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward those values even when hard feelings are present. ACT can help with motivation, mood shifts, and living with ongoing stress.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, try different techniques, and adapt the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to emphasize so work stays relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Text and chat make it easier to fit brief check-ins around work or parenting demands. These options aim to make consistent work possible despite a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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