Connected Family Therapy

Welcome to Connected Family Therapy! Connected Family Therapy is passionate about helping support couple and family relationships as neurodiverse affirming practice. Hi, I'm Anna! I am the Owner and Clinical Supervisor of Connected Family Therapy. As a seasoned LMFT, I have extensive experience working with youth, individuals, families, and couples. My clients want support with relationships, disabiltiies, identity, communication, personal growth, launching into adulthood, depression/anxiety, grief/loss, ADHD, Autism, OCD, and families impacted by addiction. I really enjoy working with parents seeking psychotherapy or educational support for their children. I work with people from all different backgrounds and beliefs. I am open and curious about others experiences, opinions, and beliefs. I am a Christian and can incorporate faith into therapy if requested. I work from a neurodiverse affirming practice/lens and specialize in working with neurodiversity. I have specialized training and extensive professional and personal experience working with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I am a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS) and am working on completing my Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider Specialist (ADHD-CCSP). Additionally, I have specialized training in working with couples with ASD and ADHD using EFT. I am neurodiverse and was diagnosed with ADHD in my early 40's after my son. I am passionate about teaching other clinicians about how to work with clients with neurodiversity. I also have specialized training in working with individuals, couples, and families with disabilities. My clients want a safe place to feel seen, known, understood and connected. I have a special place in my heart for working with youth and families and couples and have advanced EFT training. I am a Prepare and Enrich facilitator and enjoy supporting premarrital couples. I work with all clients from a systemic perspective. I focus on how people function in relationships with those around them, as well as ask about what is going on inside them. I incorporate SFBT and EFT as they relate to treatment. I have a Masters of Science: Marriage and Family Therapy and Masters of Education: School Counseling. Both are from Seattle Pacific University. I have been fully licensed as a counselor since 2014. I really enjoy teaching and supervising the work of other therapists in training. I am an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and AAMFT Clinical Fellow. I am an instructor in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Arizona Christian University where I teach graduate level students. In the past, I have taught at Seattle Pacific University. Additionally, I am currently a doctoral candidate pursuing advanced MFT studies at Loma Linda University. I am planning to graduate with my DMFT in June 2027. Personally, I grew up near Seattle and moved to Phoenix as an adult. I have been married for almost 22 years to my husband. I am a mom to two teens including one who is neurodiverse, and a pug named Titan. I am a life long learner and love to read! I also love to go to group exercise classes at Mountainside Fitness and Body Alive. I invite you to reach out for a strengths based approach that is trauma informed. I offer openness, curiosity, and respect as a counselor. I have extensive experience in childhood and adolescent therapy, family, and couple therapy. My passion is couple and family relationships! I welcome all of your hopes and fears. I will join you in them. As a LMFT, I value mentorship in my own practice. I am committed to doing the same for new therapists to give back to my MFT profession. In the past, I have offered lower cost/ sliding scale sesions with a graduate level MFT intern to reach more of our community. I hope to continue to offer lower cost/sliding scale sessions with a MFT graduate level intern in the future.