After graduating with a master's in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver in 2018, Anastasia worked at a community mental health center on their crisis management and assessment team. While she loved this work because it taught her to be flexible with her clients’ needs, she only saw each client once and was never able to celebrate and witness their progress over time.
In 2020, she started her own private practice, Happy Mind Wellness Company, which has allowed her to blend her experience, certifications, and world knowledge in one place to help her clients reach their goals. Specifically, she incorporates EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Somatic Work to help her clients understand why each part of them exists and how their body is helping them survive.
Anastasia spent her formative years in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, surrounded by different cultures, beliefs, and peoples, which has strengthened her ability to meet clients where they are in a nonjudgmental and curious way. While she has successfully run her own private practice for the past four years and has started many passion projects, including a podcast about the human experience, her favorite part of this work is watching her clients have a lightbulb moment and joining them on their journey of discovery. She works hard to create a space for each client to show up as they are, find their authentic self, and allow for growth in the discomfort.
When she is not working, she enjoys climbing, Latin dancing, baking, and spending a lot of time cuddling on the couch with her golden retriever, Juliet.
Education and Degrees: MA in Counseling from the University of Denver (2018), BS in Psychology from Colorado State University (2016)
Certifications: EMDR Trained, Canine Assisted Therapy certification, and completed Level I Couples training through the Gottman Institute, 200 level yoga teacher training.
Areas of Expertise: individual adults and couples on processing trauma, anxiety, grief, life transitions, chronic pain, sexuality, and identity exploration.
