Anne Gustafson (she/her)

Life changes (such as the beginning or ending of a relationship, a job or school change, a move to a new location, a change in family or health status,) can knock the wind out of you. Even the expected and welcomed transitions can make you feel unstable and lost. However change can also give us a new beginning and a chance to learn and grow. I provide a space to explore your thoughts and feelings about this new phase in your life, and support to help you grow through the new challanges.

Anxiety can be experienced as a constant low-grade fear or never-ending worry, sometimes focused on specific topics and other times generalized and vague. It can be experienced in the body as muscle tightness, headaches, shallow breathing and aches and pains. I use a combination of approaches to understand the causes of the anxiety and to address them with a focus on both acceptance and change.

Anxiety can be experienced as a constant low-grade fear or never-ending worry, sometimes focused on specific topics and other times generalized and vague. It can be experienced in the body as muscle tightness, headaches, shallow breathing and aches and pains. I use a combination of approaches to understand the causes of the anxiety and to address them with a focus on both acceptance and change.

Anxiety can be experienced as a constant low-grade fear or never-ending worry, sometimes focused on specific topics and other times generalized and vague. It can be experienced in the body as muscle tightness, headaches, shallow breathing and aches and pains. I use a combination of approaches to understand the causes of the anxiety and to address them with a focus on both acceptance and change.

I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when a brief therapy is desired, or when a client wants homework assignments to practice what we discuss in sessions. I find it the simplest therapy to use when change is desired quickly and when clients are ready to put some new behaviors into action.

I use my training and background in Jungian, post-Jungian and archetypal psychology to listen and understand on a deeper level what clients are experiencing. In depth psychology, symptoms are understood as the psyche's way of speaking and making itself heard, and sometimes as invitations to lead a life more attuned to the callings of the soul (however you may define it). Imagery in artwork and dreams can also inform this process.