Nice to meet you, I’m Anna

I’m a therapist, yoga teacher, and meditation guide. I completed my Master’s degree in Counselling, psychotherapy, and spirituality at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario. Before my career in mental health, I spent more than a decade living in Nepal practicing and studying contemplative traditions.

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My therapeutic philosophy is rooted in the belief that every individual possesses innate wisdom and compassion, which can serve as powerful catalysts for personal transformation. Through a combination of talk therapy, and body-focused approaches, I help my clients reconnect with their inner resources, cultivate greater awareness, heal relational wounds, and release generational burdens.

Specializing in mindfulness, trauma recovery, chronic pain, and relational therapy, I am committed to creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your inner landscape, heal past wounds, and cultivate a deeper sense of meaning in your life.

I am registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

My registration number is 17088.

Education

My work is informed by formal clinical training, long-term contemplative practice, and over two decades of study in somatic and yoga-based approaches to healing.

  • Master’s Degree in Counselling, Psychotherapy & Spirituality

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Relations & Spirituality

  • Naropa University- Certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care

  • Kathmandu University — Studies in Himalayan Languages & Buddhist Philosophy (Rangjung Yeshe Institute)

Clinical & Somatic Training

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)

  • Certificate in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy

  • Integrative Somatic Parts Work - Levels I–III

  • Certificate in Children’s Grief and Bereavement

  • Internal Family Systems workshops with Frank Anderson and Richard Schwartz

Meditation & Contemplative Apprenticeship

  • Ongoing meditation apprenticeship with Jigme Pema Wangchen (since 2007)

  • Long-term study and practice within Buddhist contemplative traditions

Yoga Education & Apprenticeship

  • Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher
    – Completed a five-year Iyengar Yoga apprenticeship

  • Advanced Iyengar Yoga studies with Geeta Iyengar — Pune, India

  • Integrative Yoga Therapy Training (300 hours)
    Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health — USA

  • Yoga Vidya Gurukul (200 hours)
    Residential ashram-based training — Nashik, India

  • Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training (300 hours)
    Kriya yoga — Toronto, Ontario

Additional Somatic & Body-Based Training

  • Ayurvedic Yoga Massage
    Institute for Ayurvedic Yoga Massage — Mysore, India


“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s search for meaning