Therapist Anne
@therapistanne.bsky.social
I’m a mental health therapist (AMFT) in Los Angeles trained in CBT, IPT, TripleP and MAP. Sharing tips from my practice to help encourage and self-regulate. #mentalhealth #therapy #therapist #calm #coping
One of the skills I work on with my clients is self-advocacy. When you advocate, you may not get the result you want or deserve, but your voice and your point of view are important. You deserve to take up space in the world. #therapy #mentalhealth
December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One of the skills I work on with my clients is self-advocacy. When you advocate, you may not get the result you want or deserve, but your voice and your point of view are important. You deserve to take up space in the world. #therapy #mentalhealth
Veterans & Military Family Services (VMFS) connects County departments, non-profits, the VA and L.A. City programs. In addition to direct services, LACDMH VMFS and our partners play a critical role in connecting veterans and their families with services and support. dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/
Veteran Services - Department of Mental Health
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November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Veterans & Military Family Services (VMFS) connects County departments, non-profits, the VA and L.A. City programs. In addition to direct services, LACDMH VMFS and our partners play a critical role in connecting veterans and their families with services and support. dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/
Californians are now seeing their full CalFresh (SNAP) food benefits added back to their EBT cards after a court ruling ordered the federal government to release the funds.
If you get CalFresh, check your EBT card. Restored benefits are now being loaded.
If you get CalFresh, check your EBT card. Restored benefits are now being loaded.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Californians are now seeing their full CalFresh (SNAP) food benefits added back to their EBT cards after a court ruling ordered the federal government to release the funds.
If you get CalFresh, check your EBT card. Restored benefits are now being loaded.
If you get CalFresh, check your EBT card. Restored benefits are now being loaded.
Adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access mental health care at lower rates and are less likely to have their mental health needs met in treatment. healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/release...
Study finds large gaps in mental health care for people with chronic pain
Millions of people with chronic pain fall into gaps in the mental health care system when it comes to treating symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to new research from the Comprehensive Cent...
healthsciences.arizona.edu
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access mental health care at lower rates and are less likely to have their mental health needs met in treatment. healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/release...
This will affect needed access to mental health as well. www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown
If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This will affect needed access to mental health as well. www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
Neurodivergent students and non-native English speakers are more likely to get incorrectly flagged as using AI when the school uses AI checking software. lawlibguides.sandiego.edu/c.php?g=1443...
Guides: Generative AI Detection Tools: The Problems with AI Detectors: False Positives and False Negatives
A guide for instructors on the use of generative AI detectors. This guide is not an endorsement of any particular tool. AI detectors are problematic and not recommended as a sole indicator of academic...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Neurodivergent students and non-native English speakers are more likely to get incorrectly flagged as using AI when the school uses AI checking software. lawlibguides.sandiego.edu/c.php?g=1443...
As a therapist working with children, I have seen teachers misinterpret anxiety and adhd in children as defiant behavior instead of fear and dysregulation. I have also seen girls and POC being especially singled out as ‘bad’ and not in need of extra support.
October 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As a therapist working with children, I have seen teachers misinterpret anxiety and adhd in children as defiant behavior instead of fear and dysregulation. I have also seen girls and POC being especially singled out as ‘bad’ and not in need of extra support.
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After finishing assessment, your therapist should provide you with a diagnosis and walk you through how they arrived at that diagnosis using the DSM. You’d never continue seeing a doctor who didn’t provide you with a diagnosis.
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After finishing assessment, your therapist should provide you with a diagnosis and walk you through how they arrived at that diagnosis using the DSM. You’d never continue seeing a doctor who didn’t provide you with a diagnosis.
Need a quick happiness boost? Instead of scrolling why not look through the photos on your phone. Each photo will have a memory attached (most likely a happy or interesting moment). This guy is in most of my photos.
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Need a quick happiness boost? Instead of scrolling why not look through the photos on your phone. Each photo will have a memory attached (most likely a happy or interesting moment). This guy is in most of my photos.
Your therapist should be working with you to identify social supports and increase interaction with those supports. Therapists should NEVER set themselves up as the client’s only resource. To me, that’s a red flag.
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Your therapist should be working with you to identify social supports and increase interaction with those supports. Therapists should NEVER set themselves up as the client’s only resource. To me, that’s a red flag.
One of my favorite things about my clients who have an ADHD diagnosis is their ability to think outside the box and to challenge the status quo. They truly are society’s change makers.
September 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
One of my favorite things about my clients who have an ADHD diagnosis is their ability to think outside the box and to challenge the status quo. They truly are society’s change makers.
After finishing assessment, your therapist should provide you with a diagnosis and walk you through how they arrived at that diagnosis using the DSM. You’d never continue seeing a doctor who didn’t provide you with a diagnosis.
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After finishing assessment, your therapist should provide you with a diagnosis and walk you through how they arrived at that diagnosis using the DSM. You’d never continue seeing a doctor who didn’t provide you with a diagnosis.
People diagnosed with ADHD are statistically more likely to have a learning disorder. Therapists can help with school anxiety and support with IEPs. www.additudemag.com/adhd-dyslexi...
The Dyslexia and ADHD Connection
ADHD is usually apparent from the first day of school, whereas dyslexia is often not recognized until fourth or fifth grade, when the shift is made from learning to read to reading to learn. How to te...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
People diagnosed with ADHD are statistically more likely to have a learning disorder. Therapists can help with school anxiety and support with IEPs. www.additudemag.com/adhd-dyslexi...
Changes in appetite and loss of motivation can be indicators of mental health issues. Getting checked by a doctor is always the first action to rule out physiological condition. Doctors can also give questionnaires that help identify anxiety and depression symptoms.
September 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Changes in appetite and loss of motivation can be indicators of mental health issues. Getting checked by a doctor is always the first action to rule out physiological condition. Doctors can also give questionnaires that help identify anxiety and depression symptoms.
Why ChatGPT Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
ChatGPT as Your Therapist? Here’s Why That’s So Risky
Using AI chatbots for “therapy” is dangerous, mental health experts say. Here’s why
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August 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Why ChatGPT Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
When starting with a therapist, you should always create goals for therapy together. This helps you to know when you’ve made progress or if what you’re doing together isn’t working. The therapist should also revisit your goals during the therapeutic process and highlight progress.
August 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When starting with a therapist, you should always create goals for therapy together. This helps you to know when you’ve made progress or if what you’re doing together isn’t working. The therapist should also revisit your goals during the therapeutic process and highlight progress.
ADHD makes it harder to break projects into smaller tasks and put them in order. Feeling stuck - ask yourself out loud ‘what’s the first thing you would do?’ And, write down the answer. Keep going until you have a step by step plan. Follow the plan and check off each item as you go.
August 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ADHD makes it harder to break projects into smaller tasks and put them in order. Feeling stuck - ask yourself out loud ‘what’s the first thing you would do?’ And, write down the answer. Keep going until you have a step by step plan. Follow the plan and check off each item as you go.
Are you allowing time for recreation and hobbies?
August 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Are you allowing time for recreation and hobbies?
Beliefs are just thoughts not facts. At some point in your life, someone told you something or you thought something that you adopted as truth. If this is a negative belief about yourself or the world which causes you distress, take time to examine it. Does this belief still serve you? In what ways?
August 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Beliefs are just thoughts not facts. At some point in your life, someone told you something or you thought something that you adopted as truth. If this is a negative belief about yourself or the world which causes you distress, take time to examine it. Does this belief still serve you? In what ways?
If you’re feeling anxious about climate change, you’re not alone. sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/y...
Yale Experts Explain Climate Anxiety
Anthony Leiserowitz and Sarah Lowe discuss climate change anxiety and how to cope with it.
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July 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you’re feeling anxious about climate change, you’re not alone. sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/y...
You can’t think your way into right action, you have to act your way into right thinking.
July 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
You can’t think your way into right action, you have to act your way into right thinking.
It’s never too late to make a change or try something new. Every day is a new chance to create positive change.
July 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It’s never too late to make a change or try something new. Every day is a new chance to create positive change.
"HUMAN KINDNESS HAS NEVER WEAKENED THE STAMINA OR SOFTENED THE FIBER OF A FREE PEOPLE. A NATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CRUEL
TO BE TOUGH."
- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
TO BE TOUGH."
- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
July 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"HUMAN KINDNESS HAS NEVER WEAKENED THE STAMINA OR SOFTENED THE FIBER OF A FREE PEOPLE. A NATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CRUEL
TO BE TOUGH."
- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
TO BE TOUGH."
- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
This podcast episode nails what it’s like to navigate the world with a chronic illness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman)
Podcast Episode · The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos · 07/07/2025 · 39m
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July 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This podcast episode nails what it’s like to navigate the world with a chronic illness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...