You don’t need another person telling you what you want to hear.
You need someone who will listen, ask better questions, help you connect the dots and occasionally point out the thing you’ve been avoiding.
Therapy can be supportive without being all agreement and reassurance.
At Wild Blue Counseling, you’ll find space to be yourself, explore the patterns keeping you stuck, and figure out what actually needs to change.
You know yourself pretty well. So why do you keep ending up here?
Maybe you've read the books, listened to the podcasts, and spent more time analyzing your own behavior than you'd care to admit.
You know you overthink. You recognize your people-pleasing tendencies. You can probably explain exactly why you react the way you do.
And yet, somehow, you're still having the same arguments, questioning the same decisions, or putting everyone else's needs ahead of your own.
Frustrating, isn't it?
Understanding your patterns is important. Learning how to do something different is where things start to shift.
You don't have to have everything figured out before starting therapy. That's kind of the point.
Therapy should feel like a conversation. Not a performance.
You don't have to show up with a perfectly organized list of problems or know exactly what you're supposed to say.
Some sessions might be emotional. Others might involve laughing at the absurdity of being human. Sometimes we'll spend time unpacking something you thought was completely unrelated to why you started therapy.
We'll get curious about where things come from, how they've shaped you, and whether they're still serving you.
I use approaches like EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral strategies, but I'm not interested in forcing every conversation into a particular technique.
You're a person, not a treatment manual.
And therapy should reflect that.
What brings people to therapy?
Sometimes there’s one specific thing. Sometimes it’s a collection of things that have been building for years. And sometimes you just know something feels off.
Here are some of the things we can work through together.
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When your brain has approximately 47 tabs open and none of them will stop playing music.
Let's figure out what's fueling the constant mental noise and how to respond differently when your thoughts start running the show.
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Just because something happened a long time ago doesn't mean it's stopped affecting you.
We can explore the experiences, beliefs, and protective patterns that have followed you into the present, without assuming every struggle is rooted in trauma.
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Sometimes you understand what happened and why it affected you, but the emotional response hasn't caught up with that understanding.
EMDR can help you process distressing experiences and reduce the impact they continue to have on your life.
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You're allowed to care about people without making their feelings your full-time responsibility.
We'll explore what makes saying no, disappointing others, or prioritizing yourself so uncomfortable.
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Change can be exciting, painful, confusing, or all three before lunch.
Whether you're navigating relationships, identity, loss, or a new chapter, therapy can help you figure out what matters to you now.
Explore Life Transition Therapy →
If you’re going to be sharing the stuff you’ve never said out loud before, it might help to know a little about who’s on the other side of the screen.
I’m warm, curious, pretty direct, and interested in a lot more than just what happened this week. I want to understand what’s underneath it. The patterns you keep getting pulled into. The things you know logically but can’t seem to feel. The reactions that don’t make sense until you understand where they came from.
I’ll ask questions. I’ll point things out. I’ll probably challenge you sometimes. And there will absolutely be room to laugh, swear, get sidetracked, or admit that you have no idea what you’re supposed to talk about that day.
Therapy with me is thoughtful and evidence-based, but it’s also human. You don’t need to perform here or show up as the most self-aware version of yourself.
Just show up. We’ll figure out the rest.
Hi, I’m Annie.
HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT
What happens next?
Starting therapy doesn’t have to be a whole thing. Here’s what happens when you’re ready:
Reach out.
Request a free 15-minute consultation by completing the free consult form on the website. Tell me a little about what’s bring you to therapy. You don’t need to write your life story or know exactly what you want to work on.
Let’s talk.
We’ll have a phone call for a quick consultation to talk about what’s going on, what you’re looking for, and whether I might be a good fit. You can ask questions, get a feel for me, and decide from there.
Start therapy.
If it feels like a good fit, we’ll schedule your first session. From there, we’ll start making sense of what’s been happening, the patterns underneath it, and what you’d like to be different.
No perfect explanation required. Just somewhere to start.
Not sure if we’d be a good fit?
That’s exactly what the free 15-minute consultation is for.
We can talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy, what you’re looking for, and whether working together makes sense. No pressure to have everything figured out before you reach out.