Anu Beginning Therapy
Professional Therapy Services
We all go through changes. Now it's our turn.
Anu Beginning Therapy is undergoing changes to its physical location in 2024.
We'll be back to share more with you soon.
Chelsea is not accepting new therapy clients at this time.
The most important ingredient for effective therapy is an authentic, human-to-human relationship between client & therapist. That's why I value being my whole self, while inviting you to do the same, so we can learn how to be in the world in healthier & more fruitful ways, together.
My therapeutic approach is eclectic, body-oriented, and systems-focused. This means that in addition to helping clients gain insight and ideas, I also focus on facilitating impactful experiences with clients. These powerful experiences are especially present when our sessions are held outdoors in nature and with wildlife and horses. My approach to working with clients also looks like weaving together trauma-responsive care & mindfulness practices, as well as knowledge of nervous system states, attachment theory, family systems theory, and wisdom from family constellations.
I am thrilled to be partnering with Fauna Forest Farm in Jonesborough, TN to offer nature-based therapy with clients who would like the unique opportunity to take our sessions outdoors.
I work with adult clients, couples & families at all stages, and individuals of all races, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and sexual/gender identities.
I HAVE EXPERIENCE TREATING:
Depression and Anxiety
Stress/Overwhelm/Burnout
Life transitions & changes
Social skills and difficulty with peers
Parenting concerns
Substance abuse & Harm Reduction
Family systems, couples & relationship issues
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Complex Trauma
Inter-generational Trauma
Attachment Trauma
Emotion regulation & coping skills
THERAPEUTIC ORIENTATION:
Mindfulness Practices
Attachment-Based Therapy
Mindful Self-Compassion Practices
Family Systems Therapy
Guided Meditation
Integration of Mindy/Body/Spirit
Somatic (Body) Awareness
Non-dual Spirituality
Guided Drawing
Family Constellations
Equine-Assisted Learning
What is nature-based therapy? Nature-based therapy invites us to embark on a deeper journey using nature as our teacher. It is therapy that helps you make sense of yourself, both as an individual and as someone who exists in a wider web of life.
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.”
— John Muir
Why take therapy sessions out into nature? Since the earliest humans, people have left their ordinary worlds and communities to enter the natural world on adventures, vision quests, retreats, and spiritual pilgrimages to find wisdom, truth, and self-knowledge. Beyond the plethora of research that exists about the mental, emotional, spiritual & physical benefits of spending time outdoors, consider how spending even a small amount of time unplugged can be incredibly healing in our always-on world of screens and overstimulation.
"The nourishment we receive when we are fully connected to nature is profound, consumerism dies, emotional hunger is met and we learn what satisfies us on a deeper level." - Sacred Earth Psychology
The Story of Anu
I've always loved animals. All animals, especially dogs. Anu was one of those soul mate dogs - if you've had an animal come into your life and change it forever, then you know. While he was living, he was my best friend, playmate, and trustworthiest adventurer through some of the hardest years of my life. His impact on my soul and in my life continues to unfold as the years pass by. His loving presence & stoic nature remain alive with me today.
It was the grace of his short life that continues to be one of my greatest life teachers and I aim to honor his life through my work with clients and life's many non-human teachers at Anu Beginning Therapy.