- Client-centered listening
- Practical behavior work
- Motivational guidance
About Ann
Ann Kite is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 28 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and questions around LGBT identity. Ann aims to make the first step feel safer and more manageable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
Her work centers on listening and tailoring conversations to each person's needs. She uses plain language and a steady, respectful tone so people can talk about sensitive issues without confusion. Sessions focus on practical next steps as well as understanding the patterns that keep problems repeating.
Ann draws on Client-Centered Therapy to place the person’s concerns at the center of the work. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want to find the momentum to make changes.
Over nearly three decades she has worked with many different life challenges, including parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar and depression, and recovery from trauma. She also attends to less visible struggles such as isolation, life purpose questions, and issues tied to non-traditional sexual cultures.
Her practice is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Ann will collaborate on a plan that fits what the person wants to address and how they prefer to work. The goal is clearer choices, manageable progress, and more confidence moving forward.
Her work centers on listening and tailoring conversations to each person's needs. She uses plain language and a steady, respectful tone so people can talk about sensitive issues without confusion. Sessions focus on practical next steps as well as understanding the patterns that keep problems repeating.
Ann draws on Client-Centered Therapy to place the person’s concerns at the center of the work. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want to find the momentum to make changes.
Over nearly three decades she has worked with many different life challenges, including parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar and depression, and recovery from trauma. She also attends to less visible struggles such as isolation, life purpose questions, and issues tied to non-traditional sexual cultures.
Her practice is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Ann will collaborate on a plan that fits what the person wants to address and how they prefer to work. The goal is clearer choices, manageable progress, and more confidence moving forward.