01 · Who Anne works with

Anne works with stress, Anxiety, LGBT and trauma and abuse

Anne lists 8 specialisms and 12 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Anne chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Anne's own words

What Anne says about the work

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

Hello and welcome to my practice. If you are feeling:

Frustrated and fearful… Sad or anxious... Stuck and unsure about what to do next... Like what you’ve been doing isn’t working anymore...

You are not alone.

These are common human experiences. It can be frightening to reach out for help. So choosing to do something about it now and showing up for yourself is the most powerful first step you can take. I’m here to help you through your next steps.

Here’s what you can expect from me:

My clinical outlook is client-centered and trauma-informed, and I have experience in cognitive-behavioral and expressive arts approaches, but we will use a variety of strategies to find what works best for you.

Our work together will focus on:

Trying out new ways of thinking and practicing new skills, Changing the mindsets and habits that no longer serve you, Getting past the stuck places and discovering new ways to feel, think, and take action in your life, Building joyful experiences into your everyday life, Examining and changing learned social behaviors to Increase interpersonal effectiveness, Discovering the values, priorities, and goals that are important to you.

How we work together matters. Our work will take place in a safe, compassionate, and confidential space where you won’t be judged and where the truth of your thoughts and emotions will be validated. We will work at your pace, on your goals. Our work will enable you to discover, accept, and clarify the goals that are important to you. The work we do will build your hope and vision for a satisfying present and future, and will strengthen your motivation and ability to reach this vision..

As a result of the work we do together, you can expect to have have an overall greater sense of wellbeing as you define it, and an increased ability to:

Decide what’s right for you and shape your own future, Trust your decisions and value your choices, Relax and feel empowered with tools that you are mastering, Navigate through confusion and frustration to see new choices and opportunities, Take action in spite of fear, and finally…

Build a life that satisfies you.

Anne Rochon, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Anne works

The 7 approaches Anne lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Anne lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Anne'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 Anne runs a session.

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.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and ReprocessingEMDR

A structured trauma protocol in which you hold a distressing memory in mind while following a repeated side-to-side cue. The mechanism is still debated; the outcome data in post-traumatic stress is strong enough that it appears in national treatment guidelines.

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.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Anne 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 Anne'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 Anne at this point.

2. Naming Anne specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Anne 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 Anne.

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

3 questions worth asking Anne

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

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred 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 decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “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

LMHC

Licensed in

Washington

Licence

WA LMHC LH00008614

Licence number

LH00008614

Licence expires

2 Nov 2026

NPI

1861437576

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Anne'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 7 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.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Anne. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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