Anna Watkins (She/Her)

"I don't what to be a burden to my children" "What happens when I can't drive anymore" "What's left to live for?" Things are changing and often not for the better. Let's find grace and dignity amid the losses and grief of later life. Caregivers, I'm there for you too. We'll focus on strategies to care for your loved one while keeping an eye on your needs and well-being. ADHD is the emerging issue for seniors. It's not too late to learn strategies to cope.

Navigating the doctor's appointments and treatments that come with chronic illnesses is like being stuck on a roller coaster and not being able to get off. The twists and turns are unexpected and exhausting. I support you through illness and pain with a multi-prong approach. Live with less anxiety and stress. Find joy and meaning in spite of physical difficulties. Let's work together to maintain mobility and independence. Let's grieve what you've lost and love what's left.

My career has always involved caring for clients with dementia and supporting their loves ones - from adult day care, to long term care, to inpatient psychiatry. I have experience with all types of dementia. Everyone needs to know that people with dementia still have value. Emotions remain intact and are the key to communication. You matter. Afraid of what would happen if you got dementia? Processing a new diagnosis? Stressed and not sure how to overcome caregiving challenges? Let's talk.

Childhood in the 1930s–50s often meant being seen but not heard. If you endured silence around abuse, addiction, or mental illness, those wounds may still echo today. Emotionally Focused Therapy helps you gently explore these vulnerable experiences—at your pace—to ease present-day anxiety or depression and strengthen emotional resilience.

Most of my clients are seniors, but their gut reactions are still guided by how they learned to see the world as children. This is true for all of us. Was your town safe or unsafe? Were the adults in your life trustworthy or unreliable? Where you capable or a failure? Examine and take control of these automatic thoughts to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and loneliness.

I learned ACT early in my career as a therapist as an answer to facing hard things that can't be changed. Vision loss, chronic illness and pain, loss of independence, moving to a care facility, outliving friends and family, facing death. ACT helps us move away from the shadows and toward your values. Toward living a life of joy and meaning. It's possible. We can do it together.