Anne Whitford Fast, BA MA MMFT
Anne's experience allows her to offer effective individualized care for the whole person, couple or family. Anne is able to offer support for a number of personal struggles and issues, by providing a calm grounded presence to individuals, families, and couples. The focus in therapy is to help people heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths in order to live a life that feels more fully alive and connected. Anne's commitment is provide a neutral safe space, to listen to your concerns, and to customize an individualized treatment plan.
Treatment Focus and areas of specialization
Anne's areas of interest, training and specialization include reprocessing and releasing traumatic energy stuck in the nervous system, whether you are struggling with anxiety, grief and loss, medical trauma, depression or existential and spiritual suffering. Anne uses an Interpersonal Neurobiological framework, focusing on attachment, self-regulation, mindfulness and EMDR to help clients cope with everyday struggles and release old patterns that keep people stuck in order to live more fully present.
A Commitment to Clients
A Healing Journey Counselling Services commits to being there for you throughout your journey, and to work as hard as you do to help you reach your therapeutic goals. Anne's goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life. If you discover at any point in your journey that this is not the right therapeutic match for you, Anne will assist you in finding a more appropriate therapist to suit your needs.
Our Therapy
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through trauma reprocessing therapy (EMDR), you can recover motivation, perspective, a sense of meaning, purpose, connection and joy that we all deserve.
Trauma & PTSD
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger after traumatic events. We can help you process your difficult experiences to relieve these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing.
Relationships
Relationship, couples or family therapy can be beneficial to couples and families who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship. Therapy sessions are held with both couples and families, or individuals looking to work on relationship building skills. Therapy is a supportive place to discuss issues and solutions to better strengthen your relationships.