01 · Who Ann works with

Ann works with stress, Anxiety, grief and self esteem

Ann lists 11 specialisms and 7 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Ann chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Ann's own words

What Ann says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello and welcome! My name is Ann Bevan and I am a licensed clinical social worker here in Louisiana. Since completing a Master's Degree- an MSW- at Tulane in the early 1990's, I worked in a number of different hospitals and clinics providing care and support to medical patients. More recently I have become interested in human development and trauma, leading me to pursue training in the Flash Technique and Internal Family Systems.

The Flash Technique is a relatively quick way to decrease problematic symptoms caused by painful events or memories. It can also assist with phobias.

Difficulties with anxiety and depression can be helped with Focusing, TIST, or Internal Family Systems. Often these modalities take a look at how these symptoms might be experienced in the body. Just by locating a sensation in the body, the symptom can be lessened.

For those interested in psychological and spiritual growth, I would direct you to the Enneagram to learn your personality type, its gifts and its challenges or to Internal Family Systems which addresses the various voices inside. We are very complex creatures, more complicated than meets the eye. If you just want a taste or are a serious seeker, I will be happy to help.

Congratulations for reaching out. Should you decide to make an appointment, it will be a privilege to accompany you on your journey.

Ann Bevan, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Ann works

The 8 approaches Ann lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Ann lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Ann's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Ann runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Internal Family SystemsIFS

Treats the mind as made up of parts - the critic, the one who withdraws, the one that keeps everything running - each of which is trying to protect you. The work is getting to know them rather than overruling them.

Also listed

• Jungian Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Ann practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Ann's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Ann at this point.

2. Naming Ann specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Ann is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Ann.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Ann

Built from what Ann actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Ann's - Ann has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Louisiana

Licence

LA LCSW 3961

Licence number

3961

Licence expires

31 Aug 2027

NPI

1124534003

Years in practice

6

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Ann's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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