Ann Powers, RMHCI

Ann graduated with a BS in Psychology with a plan to pursue mental health counseling, however, after her life was transformed by Christ her junior year her plan changed. Ann worked in full time ministry for over 30 years that included working with college students, leadership development, life coaching and spiritual direction. A Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in May of 2023 fulfilled her dream of becoming a counselor. Ann has benefited from others journeying with her through her own healing of past pain, cross cultural living, miscarriages, children with learning disabilities, a husband with degenerative vision loss, and the death of a teenage child and she loves doing the same for others.

Ann’s approach is grounded in a belief that we were born with a longing to be seen, known, accepted, and safe and how this longing is met or not can be our greatest source of pain and/or joy. She believes that our emotions give insight and guidance in understanding this pain or joy if we learn to listen to them with curiosity and compassion. Ann utilizes various modalities including: IFS (Internal Family Systems), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), CBT, DBT,(Dialectical Behavior Therapy), Mindfulness, basic EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) and is certified to use Prepare and Enrich materials for premarital and marital counseling.

In her free time Ann loves to cook, entertain, hike, the outdoors, and talking with her husband and friends especially with good coffee and a cozy atmosphere!