Ann Bodensteiner

Ann Bodensteiner welcomes adults looking for help with relationship strain, grief, life transitions, or persistent stress. She is a Minnesota Psychologist (MN Psychologist LP3829) with nearly three decades of experience. Her style is direct and respectful, and she adapts sessions to each person's beliefs and needs.

She spent 20 years working with District Court and Family Services, focusing on divorce, custody questions, mediation, and conflict resolution. That background informs her practical approach to problem solving. She has also worked in private practice seeing couples and individuals for a wide range of concerns.

Ann blends conversational, client-centered listening with approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce anxiety and manage mood. She can also include a faith-based dimension for those who want it, while honoring other spiritual perspectives.

Clients can expect straightforward goal-setting and tools to use between sessions. She works on skills for improving communication, coping with loss, and reducing compulsive or avoidant patterns. Her focus includes relationship issues, parenting stresses, substance concerns, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.

Ann aims to create a calm, practical space for exploring difficult feelings and planning next steps. If you want a therapist who listens and suggests concrete strategies, she may be a fit.

How Ann uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to name what matters to them and to take small actions toward those values even when feelings are hard. It is often helpful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and persistent avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits. It provides concrete exercises to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress and to build coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and following the pace the person sets; it helps people feel heard and better understand their own choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ann will talk with each person about goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins between commitments, less travel time, or sessions that better match a work break. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can pick what fits your routine.