Annie began her professional journey in psychology as a counselor on the Suicide Prevention Hotline. Through her work with many people thrown in the depths of depression and unrelenting anxiety she learned that hope is often one appropriate human contact away. That same work sparked her passion for helping people and she enrolled in a Clinical Psychology program at Pepperdine University. Annie’s initial interest took her in the direction of psychodynamic depth psychology and she trained in the approaches of the founders of modern day psychology. In later years she noticed that many benefits could be obtained from more present focused therapies and trained and practiced extensively with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Annie feels that her unique skill lies  in the ability to tailor her therapeutic approach to the needs of her client, meeting them where they are but also taking them to where they aspire to be.