Ana was raised in a household that, despite being located in the USA, was culturally bound to customs that were originally rooted in Eastern Europe. Ana speaks Croatian fluently, which is beneficial to many refugees and immigrants located in the Saint Louis area. Ana is very tolerant of competing traditions, beliefs, and lifestyles due to her uncommon upbringing. This has facilitated open discussion with others, a nonjudgmental perspective. All of these attributes provide a stalwart foundation for professional counseling. Ana uses an eclectic range of theories including cognitive behavioral theory, psychodynamic, and person-centered. Her experience includes depression, anxiety, self-injury, PTSD, grief, and many more diagnostic evaluations. She has worked in an OBGYN setting. This experience showed her a need for counseling for women suffering from post partum depression, miscarriages, polycystic o***y syndrome, and many more diagnoses. Ana's passion is to continue counseling with empathy, genuineness, and ability to listen to clients. Never underestimate the power of prayer, positive thinking, faith, and belief in yourself. As of Dec 2021, I will no longer be seeing new clients in the high school years. I will continue to see 5 years old until 8th grade and 18 plus to geriatrics! Thank you for all your support and referrals �
