ABOUT ME
ANN MACKENZIE, MA, LPCC
TRAINING & EDUCATION
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC #17016
Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Summa Cum Laude, University of San Diego
Bachelors in Clinical Psychology
Summa Cum Laude, Dalhousie University
Certified in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & Research
California Institute of Integral Studies
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Certified in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Fluence
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Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator
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Instructor of Mindfulness Meditation & Somatic Awareness
MY APPROACH
I practice from an Integrative Mental Health (IMH) approach, combining evidence-based therapies with complementary and alternative healing modalities. Because each person is unique, I draw from a diverse range of modalities to support you in reaching your personal goals.
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My approach is trauma-informed, culturally-attuned and strength-based. I practice from a holistic perspective and fundamental understanding that positive changes in one are of life create changes in all of the others. With this in mind, our work together aims to support you in building a sustainable lifestyle that supports your goals and well-being beyond therapy.​
I view my role as a therapist as supporting you with connecting to your own inherent capacity for growth. I believe that within the right conditions, healing takes place naturally because we are designed to be well. Our job in therapy is to work together to identify and remove any barriers to your health, which may be physical, mental, emotional, relational, environmental or the result of unconscious beliefs or unresolved experiences.
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THEORIES & MODALITIES
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectal & Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT)
Jungian Psychotherapy
Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP)
Narrative Therapy
Transpersonal Psychology
Existential Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Integrative Psychology
Family Systems Therapy
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BACKGROUND
I began working in the field of mental health 15 years ago and before starting my private practice, I worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, residential facilities, addiction treatment centers, schools, and community mental health clinics. These were valuable experiences where I worked with diverse people with a wide range of challenges, backgrounds, and identities. My experiences in these settings also illuminated the limitations of our mainstream healthcare system.
While well-intentioned, most of what I saw offered to patients and clinicians, was narrowly focused on symptom management and cognitive-behavioral interventions. Through the many years I've invested in my education, clinical experience, trainings and personal growth, I've come to understand that real healing requires us to move beyond the mind and the suppression of symptoms.
Sustainable mental health requires addressing the root causes of our challenges, working through past traumas, and honoring the connection between our minds, bodies, and spirits. I am so grateful for biomedical and psychological science, which offer important insights and applications. However, I've found that science without soul doesn't get us very far. That is why I am so passionate about Integrative Mental Health. I believe in combining the best science and evidenced-based modalities we have available, with complimentary and alternative practices that support us with addressing the full spectrum of our human experience.
If you have tried traditional approaches talk therapy or medication and have failed to experience the results you were looking for-you are not alone, there's nothing wrong with you, and I've been there too! Things begin to shift in big ways once we understand the power of the mind-body connection, the subconscious mind, and the inter-relatedness of every aspect of life. If you're ready to move beyond the mind and try a more expansive approach to your mental health, I would love to support you.
VALUES
Trust
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Gratitude
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Respect
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Love
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Reciprocity
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Openess
