Ann Kite
Compassionate, practical support for life's challenges
LCSW California
- Experience
- 28 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ann
Ann Kite is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 28 years of professional experience offering supportive, individualized care. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of relationship and intimacy concerns.
Background and approach
Her work also addresses issues such as addictions, parenting challenges, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and eating or sleeping difficulties, with additional attention to topics like sexuality, gender dysphoria, multicultural concerns, and non-traditional relationship structures.
Her style blends client-centered principles with practical strategies, aiming to respect each person's values and lived experience while identifying steps toward clearer thinking and healthier patterns. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to fit what each client brings to the room, emphasizing sensitivity, compassion, and collaboration.
Seeking change can feel challenging, and she focuses on supporting and empowering individuals as they pursue greater fulfillment and resilience. Ann works with clients across California and accepts international clients via online formats.
Her practice emphasizes flexible, goal-oriented work grounded in both empathic listening and evidence-informed techniques to help people cope with life transitions, emotional pain, and ongoing stressors.
Approaches for Online Care and Practical Support
Ann integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to address emotional and behavioral concerns in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms like anxiety, depression, obsessive behaviors, and sleep or eating difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and meeting clients where they are, creating space for reflection and self-directed growth.Finding the right combination of techniques is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and life context, and adjusts methods over time so the work feels useful and respectful of individual needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to maintain consistent sessions during life transitions, for those with busy routines, or when in-person visits are impractical. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver both supportive listening and structured skill-building tailored to the client's needs.
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Experience
28+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English