About Annie

My passion for helping couples began when I worked with one particular couple several years ago.  They came to my office feeling hopeless, on the brink of divorce, and I was able to give them tools and skills to help them save their relationship.  Since then I’ve been driven to study, learn and share what it takes to make relationships work.  All of my research and training has continued to fuel my love of working with couples.  As I watch people benefit and learn tools they will use throughout their lives, I have am continually inspired. 

I hold a Masters Degree in Psychology from the New College of California, and am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  I use Gottman Method Couples Therapy, based on over 30 years of  scientific research on hundreds of real couples, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, a method shown to have an 90% success rate*.  I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing.

In addition to helping couples and individuals with their relationships, I provide workshops, trainings, and consultation on relationship tools and couples therapy. 

*http://www.iceeft.com/research.htm  more on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy