Annaliese Elliot (she/her/hers)

Emotionally Focused

Our emotions today are often influenced by our past. The family systems we grow up in, our attachments, and our traumas impact how we move through the world. From this approach, we will assess how underlying emotions such as shame, sadness, or fear, play a role in your responses. We will hold those emotions gently, learn where they came from, and what they need. The goal is not to make these emotions go away, but to listen and respond in a more centered way.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Everything we do makes sense. The goal of IFS is to depathologize the behaviors, thoughts, or feelings you see as "problems," and instead to understand why they are there in the first place. Once we better understand these different parts of ourselves, we can find out what they need, and we can work towards creating harmony within our internal system.

Couples Counseling

You love your partner(s) deeply, but you keep getting into the same fights. I am passionate about working with relationships where the love is there, but each partner is stuck in patterns and trauma responses that cause them to hurt one another. I use an emotionally focused approach to identify these negative patterns, access emotions, and identify unmet needs. My goal is to increase vulnerability and understanding to help break these negative patterns.

Relationship / Marriage Issues

As Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, I have specialized training in relational issues. I am passionate about working with relationships where the love is there, but each partner is stuck in patterns and trauma responses that cause them to hurt one another. I use an emotionally focused approach to identify these negative patterns and deepen emotions to understand the true fears causing them. My goal is to increase vulnerability and understanding to help break these patterns.

Sexual Problems

I have received specialized training in sexuality because it is generally still a taboo subject in our culture. It was important to me to be able to bring a sex positive approach to all of my clients, especially those who are experiencing sexual shame or trauma. In sex therapy, consent is vital, so we will go slow and at your own pace. We will work together to help you achieve your sex related goals, whether that is deepened intimacy with yourself or your partner(s).

Family Conflict

As Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, I have specialized training in relational issues. In family therapy, I use an emotionally focused approach to uncover relational wounds, unmet needs, and underlying emotional experiences. From there, we will cultivate understanding and help create new patterns to support the needs of all family members.