Anna

Anna Howland, MA

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

“Private practice psychotherapy in the Bay Area. Trauma-informed psychodynamic psychotherapy for individual adults, couples, and adolescents.”

About Me

I offer trauma-informed psychodynamic psychotherapy for individual adults, couples, and adolescents. My work supports you in exploring how past experiences influence your present life. We create a compassionate space where complex feelings can be understood without judgement. This approach helps untangle deep-rooted patterns, fostering clarity and resilience. It is ideal for clients seeking to heal from past impacts and build more authentic relationships.

Approach

Healing often shows up as familiar emotional rhythms, so I attend to how those rhythms play out here and between sessions, gently naming patterns as they appear. In my San Francisco office, in English, sessions move at a steady, paced tempo—sometimes reflective and slow, sometimes more active—with invitations to try small relational experiments outside the room. We link felt experience to life stories through curious, contained reflection so insight grows alongside regulation. This way suits people ready to explore difficult feelings while holding practical, everyday change in view.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Psychology

    The scientific study and clinical practice of understanding the mind, emotions, and behaviour, applied to promote healthier functioning.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Trauma Therapy

    Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.

Credentials

Registrations

Board of Of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

MFT

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Qualifications

Master of Arts (MA)

California Institute of Integral Studies

Service Areas

Private Practice

In-person

San Francisco, California

United States

San Francisco, United States