MEET ANNA
TRAUMA AND CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPIST IN BOULDER, CO
What’s visible is only part of your story. You don’t have to justify your pain or convince me it’s real. I believe you and I’m here to help.
You experienced something overwhelming. On the outside, you smile, nod along in conversations, and push through your days. But underneath that façade, you feel a deep exhaustion.
I get it. Sometimes it feels easier to just push that pain into a box and pretend it was all a bad dream, often at the expense of your own needs. But what if things could be different?
Solutions they can get from working with me
Overwhelming experiences can leave us questioning everything. But when we face those storms in life, we find ways to adapt. We get creative. We draw a new path when the old one changes. That’s not weakness, that’s resilience at work!
If you’re reading this, something in you has decided that things need to be different. I’ve helped numerous others going through the same hurt reconnect with their joy and purpose in life. Here’s where I can help.
Gain a better understanding of yourself and your experiences so you can connect with what you actually want and need versus what you feel you should want and need
Find ways to calm and understand the anxiety and emotional intensity.
Explore what is truly most important to you so you can gain presence and intention in your life.
Gain trust in your instincts and learn compassion for yourself.
Establish and maintain boundaries that will help you feel safer and have more positive connections with others.
To move out of survival mode and not feel held back by fear
Life doesn’t have to be about just getting by. Even after overwhelming experiences, it is possible to feel joy, feel real connection with others, and turn despair into hope.
My Approach
Both personally and professionally, I’ve seen how easy it is for people to feel misunderstood or told what they’re experiencing doesn’t fit an easy checklist of symptoms.
As I worked within hospitals and the broader mental health system, too often, people’s experiences were reduced to “just anxiety,” or they were told everything would improve if they simply healed their trauma. Complex experiences were oversimplified, and people left feeling rejected rather than helped. Seeing that defeat in people became one of the most heartbreaking parts of the work.
I knew I wanted to create something different.
This practice was created to provide a space where people don’t have to convince someone their pain is real. Where chronic illness and trauma are understood as deeply interconnected experiences. Where curiosity replaces assumptions, where your story isn’t reduced to a diagnosis, and where there’s room for the complexity of being human.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Philadelphia, PA
Colorado State License LPC.0018567
When I’m not busy being a therapist, I’m usually busy finding enough time for all my interests! I love dancing, exploring new places, and trying every kind of food I can get my hands on. I’m happiest near the water, whether I’m swimming, paddleboarding, or trying some other water sport I probably have no business attempting. I’m also a fan of sports, anime, going to concerts, learning new languages, and spending time with my spouse and my dog. Add in good friends, good music, and any excuse to go out, I’m happy. I’m curious by nature, always up to try something new, and strongly believe life is meant to be experienced. If life has taught me anything, it’s to prioritize what makes you happy, make time for the people you care about, and look for the good in everything (because it’s there!).
LET’S CONNECT
Whatever the obstacles you face, let’s face them together.
Click the schedule button or call 970-823-0040 to get started today!
