Anna Dow LMFT

FREE 30 minute phone session offered - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#106116) and Certified Life Coach, with a practice specializing in non-monogamy.

Please email me ([email protected]) or reach out under the “connect” tab on my website to schedule a free 30 minute session. During that time you could ask me any questions you may have and feel out what our vibe is like together conversationally to get a sense of whether you think we’d make a good fit for working together. In the meantime, here’s a bit of info about me as a start… :)

I offer therapy in CA and coaching internationally through an online practice. My primary specialization is supporting people with issues related to non-monogamy through a trauma informed lens. I’m passionate about sharing tools that can help others experience secure relationships in whatever structures feel like the best fit for the unique values, desires, and ways of being of the individuals involved.

I’m an artist and high energy adventurer, which comes through in the creative interventions I use with clients. My work is primarily informed by Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic practices, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Expressive Art Therapy, and Ecopsychology methods.

On the personal level I identify as queer, neurodivergent, and a recovering codependent. I’ve also engaged in non-monogamy myself for over a decade (sampling the full buffet of structures). My personal experiences in those regards offer me an inside scoop for solution seeking in the context of neurodivergence, non-monogamy, and disentangling codependency.

Some of the things I frequently offer people support with are:

• Increasing awareness of your personal needs/desires (including deciding whether non-monogamy could be a good lifestyle fit for you)
• Opening an existing relationship
• Reconciling differing needs in regards to relationship structure
• Navigating difficult emotions (including jealousy)
• Disentangling codependency to build healthier, interdependent relational patterns
• De-escalating relationships with mutual care
• Building strategies for lowering defenses in communication to better negotiate differing needs/desires
• Learning how to better uphold healthy boundaries for yourself and come up with workable agreements relationally
• Better understanding & processing sexual or identity related shame
• Navigating the coming out process
• Connecting with supportive & open-minded community
• And more

Please reach out to connect if you think we may be a good fit. I’d love to meet you and envision possibilities together for inspiring more healing, growth, and connection in your life! ❤️