Anxiety can be debilitating. The pain of grief can feel relentless and never-ending. You have tried to make changes, but it’s just not working. You can learn to make lasting changes, move forward and not be held down by your past. Form new habits productively. Learn to see things from a new perspective. Adapt to the changes in your life.
Anna is a Psychotherapist in CT, trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and uses skills-based, well-researched techniques. Her clients learn practical tools to improve mood, alleviate symptoms of anxiety, cope with distress and change behavior. She has completed additional training in complicated or prolonged grief and in working with individuals struggling with addictions and the motivation to change. She has a particular interest in working with women in young adulthood struggling with life transitions and with women facing reproductive challenges, losses and maternal mental health.
Her approach is compassionate, collaborative, non-judgmental, and goal-oriented. She believes that working together to set goals and integrate each client’s unique life experience is the foundation of building a positive and productive relationship. She offers individual psychotherapy sessions in CT with foundations in research-based techniques that are time-limited, typically 16-24 weeks.
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Exposure-based Therapies
Complicated Grief Treatment Protocol
Prolonged Exposure
Motivational Interviewing
Relapse Prevention Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Connecticut since 2009 with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and Certified in Perinatal Mental Health. I began my training in community mental health in suburban Chicago working with children, adults, and families in acute crisis and individuals with chronic mental illness. At the New York State Psychiatric Institute, I provided psychotherapy in a treatment and research program at Columbia University for adults with Substance Use Disorders and with co-occuring Mood Disorders and adult ADHD. In private practice I focus on perinatal mental health, anxiety, grief and loss in all areas of life, and motivation to change. I have a special interest in working with women at all stages and transitions in life including, young adulthood, issues related to reproduction and the perinatal period, relationship changes, and caregiver support.
Education & Training
MA in Clinical Psychology, 2006
Post-graduate coursework in Counseling, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, 2008
Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C), Postpartum Support International & Seleni Institute
Trained in Relapse Prevention Therapy, NYSPI & Columbia University
Trained in Motivational Interviewing, NY State Psychiatric Institute
Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
Complicated Grief Treatment, The Center for CG, Columbia University
Affiliations
Postpartum Support International
American Counseling Association
American Psychological Association