"To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear." – Stephen Levine.
Anna Olson understands that embarking on a healing journey requires immense courage. Committed to creating a collaborative, compassionate, and safe therapeutic environment, Anna supports her clients in navigating their unique challenges. She values each client's experiences and strengths, believing deeply in their capacity to make meaningful changes and find peace amid life's storms. Anna is honored to walk alongside her clients, helping them cultivate growth beyond healing.
Why Anna Olson?
- Compassionate and Collaborative Approach: Anna's empathetic, person-centered style fosters a trusting relationship where clients feel empowered to explore their experiences and emotions.
- Expertise with Adolescents and Young Adults: With extensive experience working with teenagers and young adults, Anna is skilled in addressing the unique challenges during these transformative life stages.
- Holistic Understanding: Anna's background includes neuropsychological evaluation, which enhances her insight into how individual neurochemistry can impact emotional well-being and behavior.
Services Offered
At Foundations Counseling, Anna Olson offers a variety of therapeutic services tailored to meet her client's needs:
- Adolescents and Teens: Addressing anxiety, self-esteem, depression, drug and alcohol use, self-injury, school issues, bullying, social relationships, body image, and eating disorders.
- Mental Health and Wellness: Supporting clients with anxiety, OCD, depression, addiction recovery, self-esteem, gender identity, self-care, women's issues, body image, eating disorders, and life transitions.
- Individual Counseling: Helping clients manage anxiety, depression, addiction, self-esteem, stress, perfectionism, panic attacks, self-worth, body image, and eating disorders.
- Life Transitions: Assisting with life stages, geographical transitions, and life coaching.
- Parenting Issues: Providing support with setting boundaries, family systems, and co-parenting.
Anna Olson is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master of Arts in Social Work from The University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College. She integrates a variety of therapeutic techniques into her practice, including person-centered therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, and internal family systems (IFS). Anna's diverse experience includes work in hospitals, community clinics, private practice, and involvement in pediatric neuropsychiatry and immunology research at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Specialized Therapeutic Techniques
A blend informs Anna's approach of evidence-based therapies designed to support clients' unique needs:
- Person-Centered Therapy: Fostering a supportive environment that emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard.
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helping clients identify and reshape unhelpful thought patterns.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Encouraging clients to accept their thoughts and feelings while committing to positive change.
- Narrative Therapy: Assisting clients in reshaping their personal stories to enhance resilience.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): Exploring internal dynamics to improve emotional balance and self-understanding.
Passion for Helping Others
Anna's journey into mental health began as a high school camp counselor, where she discovered a passion for supporting individuals through life's challenges. Since then, she has worked with clients across their lifespans and is committed to integrating research and practical experience to improve mental health care.
Start Your Journey
Anna Olson is dedicated to helping you overcome life's challenges with compassion and expertise. Anna is here to support you, whether you're navigating mental health concerns, life transitions, or family dynamics. Contact Foundations today to begin your journey toward healing and personal growth.
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