Anna (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at National Louis University. They are a Certified Crisis Helpline Specialist and have been a Crisis Counselor with the 988 Lifeline since 2023. Anna is also working towards certification as a Somatic Trauma Therapist.

Anna’s therapeutic practice is founded in trauma-informed somatic and existentialist perspectives. Anna is passionate about practices of mindfulness and self-compassion, with these skills being vital in their own mental health recovery. As a crisis counselor, Anna has supported over 2,000 individuals in suicidal or emotional crisis. They hold the ability to discuss suicidality and non-suicidal self injury in a compassionate and non-judgemental manner.

As a neurodivergent, queer, and genderqueer individual, Anna is dedicated to providing robust support for each individual so they may show up as their full self, authentically and unapologetically, in the therapeutic relationship. They sincerely believe wellness is not a matter of fitting oneself into a pre-determined set of ideas or practices, but instead a life-long process of utilizing what does work for each of us. Through their professional experience and ongoing supervision with licensed clinicians, Anna can work with you side-by-side in your process of making sense of yourself, your relationships, and the world around us.

If you’ve ever had the questions of “why do I feel so out of control” or “why can life be so painful and scary,” Anna would love to work with you. If you feel interested in being able to sit or lie down on the floor, have something tactile in your hands, or be able to move, stretch, or wiggle around during a session, Anna would love to work with you.