Anna Kirakosian, PhD

I am an experienced therapist who works with passion and individual attention to your story.

I am one of those therapists who use their natural empathy and heartiness together with the professional skills on the sessions.
With my more then 10 years of clinical experience I got to the believe that people can and do overcome the challenges, including emotional ones, and I am ready to be part of this process.

I utilize positive psychology, family system approach and EMDR in my practice.

Training in Family system approach helps me to understand underlining connections that we have with others. Pretty often we do not even understand how much being part of the system (social system, family, work, etc.) affects our life and we may just find ourself feeling strange feelings, doing strange things instead of loving ourselves and making our life better. As system is always stronger than the individual, it is important to keep it in mind in order to make real changes in individual life.

EMDR is a great and evidenced based way to help overcome traumas happened in past and present experience and helps move to the future being free of maladaptive emotional patterns. It actually helps to feel (not just to understand or know) in a different more adaptive way in challenging situations in your present and future life.

Positive psychology focuses on a human resources and happiness, it helps clients to bring renewed vigor, more positive relationships, and a higher level of contentment. To me it helps to keep in mind that even though in therapy we pretty often concentrate on traumas, issues and negative emotions the main goal is always to return to happiness and life satisfaction. And I strive to include positive feelings on every consultation.

I like to create a safe space where you do not have to pretend or play any role, instead you can face your deep feelings, be yourself and get support.