Counseling services
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Anna Smith, MS, Pre-Licensed Professional, LAPC, CSTFP, Supervised by Leza Vivio
I’m really glad you’re here.
If you’ve found your way to this page, you may be carrying experiences that feel heavy, confusing, or difficult to hold on your own. Trauma can shape how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. It can leave us feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck in ways that are hard to explain.
You don’t have to navigate that alone.
I believe healing begins in spaces where we feel secure enough to be seen and heard just as we are. I hope to offer a compassionate and supportive environment where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore your experiences at a pace that feels right for you.
My work is guided by a holistic understanding of healing that recognizes the interconnectedness of our four bodies: the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual parts of ourselves. The Medicine Wheel reminds us that well-being comes from caring for the whole person rather than focusing on only one part of our experience.
Trauma often disrupts this natural balance. When we are in survival mode, we adapt in ways that help us get through difficult or overwhelming situations. These adaptations are not signs that something is wrong with you—they are signs of how deeply your mind and body have worked to protect you.
In therapy, we gently explore how these survival patterns may still be showing up in your life today. Through a person-centered and existential approach, along with mindfulness practices, EMDR, and somatic therapy techniques, we work with both the mind and the body to support healing and reconnection. Over time, this process can help restore a sense of balance across the different parts of yourself.
At the heart of my work is a deep belief in your resilience and your capacity to heal. Therapy is not about fixing what is broken, but about creating the conditions where your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual bodies can begin to move toward greater balance, meaning, and wholeness.
If you’re considering therapy, I invite you to reach out. It would be an honor to walk alongside you in your healing journey.
Offering in person and telehealth sessions!
Clinical Services
Who do I help?
Many of the people I work with are caring individuals who have spent a long time doing their best to cope with difficult experiences. Internally, they may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward.
You might find yourself feeling:
- Disconnected from your emotions or from parts of yourself
- Frequently anxious, on edge, or emotionally drained
- Stuck in patterns that are hard to understand or change
- Self-critical or carrying a deep sense of shame
- Overwhelmed by past experiences that still feel present today
- Are seeking greater clarity, self-understanding, and a renewed sense of balance
- Stuck in grief and loss
These responses are often natural ways our minds and bodies try to protect us after difficult or painful experiences. Therapy offers a space to slow down, explore these patterns with compassion, and begin reconnecting with yourself in a new way.
I work with individuals who:
- Have experienced trauma or difficult life experiences
- Want to better understand how the past may still be impacting the present
- Feel disconnected from their bodies, emotions, or sense of self
- Struggle with boundaries, trust, or relationships
- Are seeking a deeper sense of meaning, authenticity, or self-understanding
- Are seeking ways to ease grief and explore ways to move forward while honoring their loss
- The dying who are seeking to make meaning of the lives they have lived and prepare for what is to come in a good way
- Experience vicarious or secondary trauma through their profession, such as therapists, healthcare workers, and first responders, and others in helping roles who regularly support people through difficult experiences
I view healing through a holistic lens, recognizing the interconnectedness of our four bodies:
- Mental – our thoughts and beliefs
- Emotional – our feelings and our ability to process them
- Physical – the body and its systems
- Spiritual – meaning, purpose, and connection
When one area is out of balance, it can affect the others. In therapy, we explore how these parts of you are connected and work together, supporting integration and restoring a sense of wholeness. We start wherever you are, moving at a pace that feels secure and supportive for you.
Contact Us
Ready to book a session or have questions about our services? Contact us today! Click the inquire button, or feel free to call 412-346-8009 to schedule a free 15 minute consultation!
Payment Information
Payment for sessions is private pay and the fee for a 50-minute session is $100. I offer a sliding scale for affordability.
I can provide a Superbill at the end of the year that you can submit to your insurance company so the cost can be applied to your deductible IF your provider allows it.
"Healing is a direction, it's a line on a map, not a dot."
Gabor Mate
