(she/her)
Hi, I'm Annalise! I'm a Pisces, writer, and facilitator of other peoples' natural healing processes. I'm a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience in the mental health field, starting with many years of immersion in attachment theory and working with traumatized children and youth. After starting my private practice in 2019, I decided to follow my passion and focus my work on adult women and people primarily identified with the feminine and to take a trauma-based approach to assisting creative women who are depressed when they are not expressed. As such, I decided to get trained in EMDR, the gold standard evidence-based approach for treating trauma. I've also deeply explored various forms of somatic work, including Somatic Archaeology (an approach created by Dr. Ruby Gibson) and I weave that into the way I apply EMDR. I have also studied plant medicine ceremony and shamanic energy medicine deeply and experientially and my approach to therapy and healing is highly influenced by this. Last but not least, I am currently training in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy at the Integrative Psychiatry Institute!
Clients can expect to take away a lot of insight and practice for continuing their healing process in between sessions through dream work, embodiment practices and journaling.
EMDR, Shamanic Energy Medicine, some somatic and IFS techniques, depth-oriented techniques such as dream work.
I am myself with every client because I take very seriously the research that indicates that it ultimately doesn't even matter what kind of therapy is being applied if there is no relationship. I believe the best way to build a real relationship in the therapy dynamic is to simply be myself and not put on airs. I'm frequently told I'm a quirky, warm and approachable person.
Women who are depressed when they are not expressed