About Ann
Dr. Ann Maureen McCaughan brings 18 years of counseling experience to her practice. She holds a PhD and a Master’s in Counseling and Counselor Education and works with adults across stages of life.
She is credentialed as LCPC in Illinois and combines teaching and clinical work in her approach. Her style is warm and straightforward. She treats clients as the experts on their lives and serves as a clear, thoughtful sounding board.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, practical steps toward goals that matter to each person. In the room she helps people identify habits that get in the way. She uses gentle but direct feedback to point out patterns and suggest alternatives.
Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and stress related to work or caregiving. She also supports people facing identity questions, parenting stress, ADHD, career transitions, and complicated grief after loss. Dr.
McCaughan draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered counseling, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused methods, and existential themes depending on the situation. Her training as a counselor educator keeps her current with counseling research and resources. That background informs supervision and clinical care so clients receive evidence-aware thinking paired with practical, real-world suggestions.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people notice and change patterns in close connections. It can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment questions, and relationship distress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering nonjudgmental listening and reflection to help clarify choices and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. McCaughan will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what’s helping, what’s not, and adjust the plan as needed so sessions stay focused and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief updates, coaching-style support, and flexible contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work when travel or relocation occurs.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English