Annie Harton Kassell, MA, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who sees Ohio women virtually, by secure video. Whether your mornings start in a Columbus suburb, a Cleveland high-rise, a Cincinnati neighborhood near the river, or a quiet town in the Appalachian foothills, the work is the same. A safe space. A steady presence. A path back to the woman you were before everything else got loud.

Telehealth means you do not battle I-71 at rush hour, you do not find a sitter, you do not give up an entire afternoon to a single appointment. You need a quiet room, a steady connection, and the willingness to begin.

How It Works

Seeing a Therapist Who Isn't Down the Street

The right person matters more than the right zip code.

Many women assume they can only see a therapist with an office in their city. With telehealth, what matters is where you are, not where your therapist sits. Annie holds an active LMFT license in Ohio, so she can lawfully and ethically meet with you by video while you are anywhere in the state.

It is simple in practice: you receive a private, HIPAA-compliant video link, you click it at your appointment time, and you are in — no app to puzzle over, no front desk, no time lost to traffic.

Ohio at a Glance

What Working Together Looks Like

The essentials, in one place.

Ohio

Familiar ground, holding space for women across the Buckeye State.

  • LicenseLMFT, active in Ohio
  • FormatTelehealth, by secure video, anywhere in Ohio
  • Time ZoneSessions in Eastern Time (ET), same as the practice
  • OfferedIndividual therapy, couples counseling, faith-integrated care
  • ConsultationFree 20-minute call to see if it's a fit
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Who This Is For

For the Woman Who Lost Herself in the Roles

Wife, mother, the one who holds everything together — and somewhere underneath, you.

Annie works with married women who feel as though they have slowly disappeared into the caretaking, the calendars, and the version of life they were supposed to want. If you have caught yourself wondering who am I underneath all of this, that is precisely the work she does.

Her care is grounded in evidence-based methods — Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and cognitive behavioral therapy — and for the women who want it, faith and a Catholic perspective can be woven in. Faith is an anchor, never the lead, and it is set fully aside for those who prefer that. The woman in front of her is always the center.

Where

From the Lake to the River

Statewide, because the screen does not mind the distance.

Annie sees clients across all of Ohio — Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, and Youngstown, along with the smaller towns and rural corners where a specialist down the road simply is not an option.

Ohio runs on Eastern time — the same clock as the practice — so there is no time-zone arithmetic to do. The hour you book is the hour you meet, mornings or evenings, however your week is shaped.

Insurance Benefits

Therapy May Be More Affordable Than You Think

Check your coverage in minutes — no phone calls, no commitment.

Annie works with clients through Thrizer, a platform designed to make out-of-network therapy genuinely accessible. If you have insurance with out-of-network benefits, you may be able to apply those benefits directly to your sessions — often covering a significant portion of the cost.

Use the benefits calculator to get a real-time, no-commitment estimate of what your sessions might cost based on your specific insurance plan.

  • See your out-of-network deductible status and estimated reimbursement in real time
  • No phone calls to your insurance company — results in minutes
  • No pressure or commitment required to run your benefits check
  • Thrizer handles claims and insurance follow-up on your behalf
  • Annie receives her full rate while you pay only what you owe

Results are estimates based on your insurance plan. Final reimbursement is determined by your carrier after claims are submitted.

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Common Questions

Questions Ohio Women Ask

A few of the things people often want to know before they reach out.

Can I see a therapist who isn't physically located in Ohio?
Yes. Annie holds an active LMFT license in Ohio, so she can work with you by secure video as long as you are physically located in Ohio at the time of your session. Where she sits does not matter; where you sit does.
What time zone are Ohio sessions scheduled in?
Ohio sessions are scheduled in Eastern Time, the same clock the practice runs on, so there is no time-zone math. The hour you book is the hour you meet, whether that is morning or evening.
Do you take Ohio insurance?
Annie is an out-of-network provider, which means she is not paneled directly with insurance plans. If your Ohio PPO plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits, she provides superbills through Thrizer and Mentaya so you can seek reimbursement, often with much of the paperwork handled for you.
What parts of Ohio does Annie serve?
Because sessions are virtual, Annie sees clients anywhere in the state, including Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, and Youngstown, as well as smaller towns and rural areas without a nearby specialist.
Is online therapy as effective as meeting in person?
For the work Annie does, research consistently finds video therapy as effective as in-office sessions, with the added grace of meeting from a place you already feel safe, with no commute and no waiting room.
Do you offer faith-integrated or Catholic counseling in Ohio?
Yes, if you want it. Faith serves as an anchor rather than a lead. The work centers on the woman in front of Annie, with her values and spiritual life honored as part of the whole picture, and set fully aside for clients who prefer that.

Annie is also licensed across

You're allowed to want yourself back.

Wherever you are in Ohio, the first step is the same. Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation, and we will figure out the rest together.

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