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Ann Ghabel, LISW
Iowa
LISW in Iowa - Anxiety and Family Concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered work
- Mindfulness techniques
About Ann
Ann Ghabel is an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) practicing in Iowa with 11 years of experience as a therapist and a long background in psychiatric nursing. She helps people with stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. Her approach is practical and focused on what people do and think day to day.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. She also uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect, and she applies elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance are useful. Mindfulness and hypnotherapy are additional tools she may bring into sessions.
Her prior work included many years on an inpatient child psychiatry unit and teaching psychiatric nursing, experience she says has shaped how she works with complex needs. That background informs how she recognizes stress responses and safety concerns. She uses that clinical understanding to help people organize practical steps and small experiments between sessions.
Sessions focus on concrete goals like improving sleep, reducing panic, managing anger, or handling career and caregiving strain. She also supports people coping with grief, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment or abandonment concerns. She notes experience with ADHD, bipolar conditions, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is straightforward and task-oriented. People can expect to discuss current problems, try new ways of responding, and track what changes. To begin, the recommended next step is to use the site matching process and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Ann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online work with CBT often focuses on concrete goals, brief experiments between sessions, and tracking progress over time. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means listening closely and reflecting back what clients say so they can clarify goals and notice patterns. When emotion regulation is a priority she draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach practical skills for managing intense feelings and relationships. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist and client will review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That lets sessions shift toward skills training, problem-solving, or focused talk work as needed. Confirm the available session formats before you book since the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel time, or have a shorter check-in when needed. They also let people use audio-only or video in ways that suit bandwidth, visibility, and daily schedules. Discuss format preferences during the matching process so sessions fit practical life constraints rather than creating extra obstacles.Areas of expertise
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions include practical exercises and tracking what changes between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has 11 years as a therapist and previously worked for decades on an inpatient child psychiatry unit and taught psychiatric nursing.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) licensed in Iowa and practices there.
Does she work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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