Therapy that works at the level of the nervous system
Hi, I’m Annie.
I work with adults who understand their patterns but still feel stuck in anxiety, trauma responses, or physical symptoms. My approach focuses on the nervous system and subconscious processes that keep these reactions in place, even when insight alone hasn’t helped.
My own experiences with chronic illness and years as an elite athlete have shaped how I understand the mind-body connection and guide my work with clients—especially those who feel disconnected from their bodies or stuck in survival mode or trauma responses.
Therapy that rewires your nervous system—not just your thinking
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps individuals process distressing or traumatic experiences by reprocessing memories that may be “stuck” in the nervous system. Through guided bilateral stimulation, EMDR can reduce emotional distress, physical reactions, and negative beliefs connected to past experiences, helping clients feel more grounded, resilient, and able to move forward.
EMDR Therapy
Parts work is a therapeutic approach that helps clients understand and connect with different aspects of themselves, often referred to as ego states or parts, as seen in models such as Internal Family Systems (IFS). By increasing awareness, compassion, and communication between parts, this approach can reduce inner conflict, support trauma healing, and help clients feel more integrated, balanced, and empowered.
Parts Work
Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between the mind and body, helping clients become aware of how stress and trauma are held in physical sensations, movement, and the nervous system. Approaches such as sensorimotor psychotherapy support healing by increasing body awareness, regulating the nervous system, and gently processing experiences so clients can feel more grounded, present, and connected.
Somatic Therapy
Clinical hypnosis is a therapeutic approach that uses focused attention and relaxation to help clients access subconscious patterns, promote insight, and support positive change. It can be helpful for concerns such as anxiety, stress, trauma, habits, and pain management, allowing clients to feel more empowered and in control.
Clinical Hypnosis
Areas of Focus:
Trauma and complex trauma
Chronic anxiety and nervous system dysregulation
Intrusive memories or somatic distress
Emotional reactivity and mood instability
Patterns that persist despite insight or previous therapy
Difficulty feeling safe, present, or grounded
LGBTQIA+, Chronic Illnesses, IBS, IBD
Why Insight Alone Isn’t Always Enough
Many people enter therapy with a strong intellectual understanding of their experiences.
They can clearly articulate why they feel anxious, reactive, or stuck—yet their body continues to respond as though the threat is still present. Anxiety persists, distressing memories intrude, moods shift rapidly, and reactions feel automatic rather than intentional.
This is not a failure of insight or effort. It reflects how the brain and nervous system store and respond to past experiences.
My clinical work focuses on the subconscious and neurobiological processes that drive these patterns. I help clients understand how distress is encoded in the brain, how survival responses become entrenched, and how those responses can be carefully and effectively updated so that the present feels safer, more regulated, and more manageable.
Therapy focuses on working with these protective responses rather than against them, allowing change to occur at the level where patterns are formed and maintained.
I integrate evidence-based modalities including EMDR, parts-based approaches, CBT, DBT, Clinical Hypnosis, and additional somatic and relational strategies.
Treatment is individualized, collaborative, and responsive to each client’s nervous system, goals, and readiness.
Experience
Psychology at Boston University including graduate level coursework in Positive and Sport Psychology
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Hypnosis through American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
EMDR Through EMDRIA Approved Training
Ego State (In progress) through ESTNA Approved Training
Trained in Gottman and RLT Couples Therapy
Active member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Rome Foundation training in treating IBS and other disorders of the gut brain axis