Annalisa Smithson, LPC, NCC

YOU DESERVE TO LOVE YOURSELF LIKE YOUR DOG LOVES YOU (UNCONDITIONALLY)

Annalisa Smithson, LPC, NCC

YOU DESERVE TO LOVE YOURSELF LIKE YOUR DOG LOVES YOU (UNCONDITIONALLY)

If I had to declare an answer to the question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it would be a Venn diagram of these three things: 1) Mental Health, 2) Culture, 3) Dogs.

Animal-Assisted Therapy, resting at the convergence of my Venn diagram, is my personal 42.

To the surprise of no one, I am a licensed professional counselor with a specialty in animal-assisted therapy and a background in cultural anthropology.

I'm also a writer.

Now you know why all my videos, blogs, social media posts, speaking engagements, articles, and books tend to wax poetic on self-care, multicultural counseling, and Benji (my therapy doggo).

Perhaps that's not entirely fair, because I sometimes post pictures of my fish, but generally you'll know what you're getting into if you keep clicking through this website. Thanks for visiting! xoxo