Meet Anna

My approach to therapy is based in the Liberation Health Model, which explores how the personal, cultural, and systemic factors of an individual impact their sense of self and how they experience the world. With a better understanding of the context in which you live, we will be able to develop your toolkit for navigating challenges, examine patterns and behaviors that are no longer serving you, and strengthen the resiliencies you have already developed throughout your lifetime.

For individuals, I incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems into talk therapy to support clients in being curious and compassionate for their own thoughts and emotions, transforming and strengthening healthy coping skills, and acting in accordance with their own deeply held values.

For couples, I use Emotion Focussed Therapy to support clients in identifying their own attachment styles and established patterns of communication, and utilizing corrective experiences in the therapy room to transform and strengthen relational security.

When I’m not in the therapy room, you can find me exploring the trails of Oakland’s beautiful regional parks with my dogs Sunny and Penny (whom you might meet as well!). I love to cook elaborate meals with friends, binge my comfort TV shows, and dance the night away to girly pop, hip-hop, or house music. I have always called the Bay Area my home, but half my heart lies in New York City. I have traveled some of the world and hope to always continue to explore more out there and here in my own backyard.