“I wish to live whatever life I have as fully and as sweetly as possible.”
Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light
My Approach
I offer an integrative, somatic approach that is holistic, collaborative, warm, creative, and joyful, rooted in deep respect for your lived experience.
My practice is one that explores grief in many forms, identities, life transitions, and our complex emotional world. My intention is to offer a grounded, safe place to land, to be alongside you as you draw upon your own insight and intuition, and to expand the space of possibilities around us.
My treatment approach is collaborative and many include:
DBT
Eco-therapy
Narrative-therapy
Mindfulness
Humor
Areas of Interest
Grief
End of life, for individuals, families, and caretakers
Queer, trans, and gender nonconforming & questioning folks and their partners and parents/care communities
Perfectionists with a brutal inner critic
Shame
Intergenerational, structural, interpersonal & political trauma
Families and intergenerational connections
Services
Teens and Adolescents
Partners, Friends & Families
Individual
All meetings will be held virtually
About Me
I am Anna (she/her). I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California and lived much of my young life traveling around in a VW van. I am shaped by my own healing journey, my background in community mental health, and my lifelong observations and connections with others. I am 40-something years old and have experienced both parenting and the grief of losing the generation before me (oh, the conveyer belt of life). I live and love in a queer, blended, mixed-race family with a partner, two teenagers, and too many animals! In my non-working life, I find joy in cooking, gardening, and evening hikes in the Bay Area hills.
Let’s connect…
If you feel drawn to begin therapy or would like to see whether we’re a good fit, I invite you to schedule a free 15–20 minute consultation. This is a gentle space for us to connect, explore your needs, and answer any questions you may have.
Fees
My current rate for 50-minute sessions is $150 for individuals, $200 for couples and families. I also offer a few sliding scale spots based on need. Feel free to ask me about sliding scale options.