Making the decision to work on your mental health along with finding the right therapist for you can be overwhelming. Anika is grateful for the opportunity to come alongside you on this journey. Anika’s approach to counseling aims to be relational, mindfulness-based, trauma-informed, and compassionate. Anika tends to use a variety of techniques, theories, and modalities in sessions. Her goal as a therapist is to meet her clients where they are at, and to create a safe place for you to learn and grow. With authenticity and honesty being two of Anika’s top values in life, she sees these qualities as key components to the therapeutic relationship.
Anika has a passion for working with individuals of all ages who identify as neurodiverse. Living with neurodiversity can pose challenges, however, through Anika’s work with you, she hopes to empower those with neurodiversity to unmask and be their authentic selves. Anika loves working with adolescents and early adults. Helping people in times of transition and guiding them through major life changes is another area that Anika loves to support people in. Anika has a degree in both Clinical Mental Health Counseling as well as School Counseling, which has helped her when working with and advocating for students of all ages. Anika has worked with a wide variety of presenting problems that include, but are not limited to: Anxiety, Depression, ASD, ADHD, and Adjustment disorders.
Outside of the office, Anika loves to be outdoors and spend time with friends and family. There is not much that can beat sitting outside while reading a good book or taking her two dogs on a walk. She also loves listening to music, going to concerts, or staying in to watch a good movie while cuddling with her cat.
