About Dr. Anna Breuer

I provide individual therapy for adults for a wide range of concerns. Common reasons people come to therapy include navigating anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, work stress, and major life transitions.

I also offer specialized perinatal and parent-infant therapy for individuals and families who are trying to conceive, navigating fertility challenges, expecting, postpartum, or parenting infants and toddlers. I have advanced training in perinatal and infant mental health, supporting individuals and families through pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infant and toddler development, pregnancy or postpartum depression and anxiety, birth-related stress, NICU experiences, and pregnancy or infant loss..

My Approach to Therapy

I work largely from an attachment-based, psychodynamic perspective, which is a little different from some other types of therapy. In our work together, we will explore your emotional experiences, relationships, and life history to better understand how past and present patterns may be shaping your current challenges. My goal is to create a space that feels thoughtful, steady, and deeply supportive.

Therapy works best when it is collaborative. Research shows that meaningful change happens when clients play an active role in shaping the direction and goals of treatment. You are the expert on your life, values, and priorities.

My role is to bring training, experience, and an outside perspective — helping identify patterns, identify blind spots, and explore practical strategies for growth. Rather than taking over or dismissing concerns, we work together to create a plan that reflects both your goals and sound clinical practice. Therapy isn’t something done to you; it’s something we build together.

I am a relational therapist, which means that your experience of our work together matters. Therapy is collaborative, and we will pay attention to how our relationship unfolds as a meaningful part of the process. Together, we will reflect on how you arrived at this point in your life and how you can move forward with greater clarity, self-understanding, and compassion.

Perinatal & Parent-Infant Focus

Because of my advanced training in perinatal and infant mental health, I am especially attuned to the emotional complexity of becoming a parent. Pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood can bring joy and meaning, but also anxiety, grief, uncertainty, and unexpected challenges.

In parent–infant therapy, your baby or young child may be present in session. We focus on strengthening attachment, understanding your child’s temperament and needs, and supporting your mental health during this formative time. I also work with families navigating pregnancy or infant loss, NICU experiences, and medical complications.

If you are seeking support related to parenting or the transition into parenthood, our work will include reflecting on your thoughts and feelings about becoming a parent, your child’s unique needs, your own relationship history, and the kind of parent you hope to be. We’ll explore how these factors connect to symptoms such as depression or anxiety, and how they may be influencing your experience right now.

I practice from a relational perspective, which means your experience of me and our work together is always open for discussion. We use the therapeutic relationship — along with your other important relationships — to better understand patterns, strengthen attachment, and create space for change.

Together, we will put words to your feelings and experiences, explore how past and present relationships are shaping your parenting, and gently increase awareness of coping patterns that may no longer be serving you. I am always holding in mind the developing attachment between you and your child — that irreplaceable bond — and how we can support both of you in thriving.

Goodness of Fit

A strong therapeutic fit is essential. In our early sessions, I invite you to notice how you feel working with me. Do you feel safe? Understood? Able to speak openly, even about difficult or vulnerable experiences? Therapy can sometimes involve talking about or feeling things you might normally avoid. While that can be uncomfortable, it should feel tolerable and grounded — and you should feel safe enough with me to explore those experiences at a pace that feels manageable. If we determine that we are not the right fit, I will gladly help connect you with another provider who may better meet your needs.