Ann Legierski , LCSW

Ann Legierski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship struggles, and concerns related to women's issues. She brings 13 years of clinical experience and a calm, collaborative manner to sessions. Ann aims to create a respectful space where people can be heard and make practical changes that fit their life.

Ann uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral work and emotion-centered therapies to address unhelpful patterns. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to improve how people connect with others. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and small steps that add up over time.

Her style is client-centered and humanistic. That means she listens first, follows the client's priorities, and helps people find their own answers. She offers feedback, education, and encouragement rather than imposing solutions.

Ann has a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. She holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and has worked across many settings during her 13-year career.

In sessions she focuses on practical supports like coping strategies, communication skills, and managing emotions. She works with issues ranging from grief and caregiving stress to eating concerns, bipolar and mood challenges, ADHD, and intimacy-related problems. The aim is steady progress toward the client's personal goals.

People meet her for help with career crossroads, body image and self-esteem, blended family or parenting stress, chronic illness or pain, and recovery from abuse. She emphasizes compassion, respect, and pacing therapy to fit each person's situation.

Online approaches that focus on connection and change

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. It helps people understand closeness, trust, and how to repair connection when bonds feel strained. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and respect, with the therapist following the client's priorities and helping them find their own solutions through listening and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective patterns to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change behavior.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they shape a plan that may blend these approaches and adjust methods over time based on what works.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps recreate a regular session with face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions work well when someone needs lower bandwidth or a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging let clients send short reflections or updates between sessions and can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.