About Anna

I want to help you get a sense of whether I'm the therapist for you. I know you care about my training and credentials, and we’ll get there, I promise!

First, I want to answer the questions that probably matter most to you:

1) Do I know what I’m doing?

2) Why do I love working with clients to help them feel more authentically themselves in sex and relationships?

We are built to connect with other people, but it’s also one of the most anxiety- and guilt-inducing tasks to navigate what we want, plus what they want, plus all the other demands in our lives. It seems easier to just focus on what other people want – our own needs can wait (except they really can’t).

I love working with clients who are facing these challenges and uncertainty in intimate relationships because the pain is so real, but the reward for healing and moving through it is so joyful. I get it because I’ve been there, and spent many years in unfulfilling relationships because I couldn’t identify, let alone express what I wanted. I believe you have what it takes to spare yourself from that terrible, quiet resignation. I truly love witnessing the people I work with transform and go from feeling closed off to vibrant and empowered!

One thing I’ve learned from my years of work in this area, both professionally and on a personal level, is that our desires often come from our bodies. Not just our minds. Not just what we think we “should” want, or what we think our partner(s) want. It took me too long to realize that letting that judgmental voice in my head argue with my body and heart was, to put it mildly, not helping! The upside of that is that I’ve learned a ton of ways to reconnect with your true desires, even if the idea of getting what you want feels complicated. I’d be happy to share those tools with you, so you don’t waste your time second-guessing yourself like I did.

Because I’ve gone through this too, and helped many people through it to the other side, I know what it takes. I work best with people who are so tired of feeling unhappy, stuck, and unfulfilled that they’re willing to make some changes on their own behalf. Only you can take the courageous steps that will get you to closer to the life and intimacy that you want. You do have what it takes, and I would be honored to help with that.

I am not a passive, say-what-you-want-to-hear therapist. I will roll up my sleeves and go deep with you. I will respectfully call you on your BS. We'll probably laugh. I'll almost definitely cuss. I'm not afraid to talk about taboo topics. Sex? Privilege? Money? Weird body sounds? Your wildest fantasy? After years in this field, especially as a sex therapist, there is nothing that can shock me. Let’s talk about it!

And to answer that all-important first question: Yes, I do know what I'm doing. I love what I do and I'm damn good at it.

Here’s the resumé-type part:

Master of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology, concentration in Dance/Movement Therapy

Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado
Registered Dance/Movement Therapist

I have been working with individuals and couples on relationship and sexuality concerns since 2017 and with trauma and mood disorders since 2013. During graduate school, I worked with adolescents and young adults recovering from substance abuse. For my clinical internship, I ran DBT groups in an intensive outpatient hospital setting, West Pines Behavioral Health at SCL Lutheran, and continued there after graduation. After graduating with my Master's, I began my private practice and also began working closely with my colleague Melissa Walker at Embodied Relationships Counseling Center (ERCC).

Through ERCC, I have engaged in comprehensive training to specialize in Somatic-Concentric Sex Therapy (S-CST), and I serve as the Center’s clinical supervisor. Each year, I present at national conferences on the intersection between somatic therapy and sex therapy, and I regularly offer couples intimacy workshops to the public. As a Founding Training Assistant with the Embodied Relationships Training Center, I help train professional therapists in Somatic-Concentric Sex Therapy (S-CST).

My professional education is extensive and ongoing, and includes additional training in somatic trauma resolution techniques, navigating attachment styles, and working with non-monogamous, queer, nonbinary, and kinky clients.

I love working with people who don’t yet feel confident expressing themselves in relationships, because they tend to be motivated, smart, empathetic people who find that life goes from greyscale to full, vivid color once they can tap into their true desires. I find it incredibly rewarding to work with high-achieving women who give a lot to others – but who aren’t getting what they need – because I’ve seen that for our relationships to thrive, the people we love need us to be thriving too. I truly enjoy helping couple navigate their way through difficult changes and grow into more authentic versions of themselves with each other. I'm so grateful to be able to help people connect to their desires, clearly and confidently express those to the people they love, and learn to trust themselves. You don’t have to stay stuck, settle, or suppress how you feel forever.

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