Healing For Here & Now

Somatic Psychotherapy and Polyvagal Informed Therapy For Anxiety & Emotional Well-Being

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Anne Kulakowski, Somatic Psychotherapist and Polyvagal Informed Therapist

Hi & Welcome!

I'm Anne (she/her/hers).

I’m a Somatic Psychotherapist and Polyvagal Therapist for toddlers, children, teens, and adults.  I specialize in treating anxiety, so if that’s your particular struggle, you’re in the right place.  I believe that joy, playfulness, ease, freedom, and creativity are our birthrights.  Anxiety can be a huge barrier to experiencing these things.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  I am an expert in using Somatic Psychotherapy and the applications of Polyvagal Theory to help you settle your nervous system so you can feel safe and secure in yourself so you can start enjoying life.

WHAT IS SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY?

Somatic Psychotherapy is a field of Psychology that recognizes the connection between our bodies and minds and thoughts and emotions. It is a process of sharing the stories of our lives while slowing down to attune to the body’s story. Our bodies stories are revealed through its sensations, gestures, impulses, posture, movements, and breath. My work is focuses on the “here and now” present moment which is where we access the body’s information and wisdom. When we learn to access the body’s stories and learn to listen to them, we find a pathway to knowing and taking care of ourselves in a deep and integrated way.

What is Polyvagal Theory?

Polyvagal Theory is a field of Psychology, developed by Stephen Porges, that acknowledges the role of the Vagus nerve and how it is associated with three states of the nervous system:  Ventral Vagal (calm, happy, at ease), Sympathetic (stressed, overwhelmed, anxious) and Dorsal Vagal (shut down, depressed, hopeless).  Polyvagal Theory offers ways of getting to know the states of the nervous system and strategies for inviting yourself back into a calm nervous system state when you’re not there.

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What they're saying

"Anne is a gifted psychotherapist with a wide range of interests and expertise. She's accepting, compassionate, smart and kind. She also has a unique capacity to help people engage their bodies in the healing process of psychotherapy."

-Brent Reynolds, LMHC

"I have worked with Anne for four years and know her to be deeply committed to working with children, giving them voice, and helping them access their inner knowing"

- Dana An, LICSW

“Anne has a marvelous gift for engaging people in a vital present centered way that helps them move out of stuck places and into a fuller expression of their true selves.  She brings to the table many finely honed skills from which she draws on to meet the needs of the moment.”

- Carol Marcy, PhD. Psychologist

"Anne sensitively yet honestly gets to the heart of the issue."

- Erin Anderson, LPC, BC-DMT, CMT, Founder, Communitas Movement, Denver, CO