Trauma-Informed, Integrative Therapy in Annapolis, Maryland
Anchored Hope Therapy is an integrative mental health practice in Annapolis, Maryland, offering trauma-informed therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. We take a whole-person approach to healing, recognizing the ways our experiences shape our emotions, relationships, bodies, and sense of self.
Our therapists draw from a range of evidence-based and integrative approaches, including somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Brainspotting. Rather than relying on one method for everyone, we work collaboratively with each person to find an approach that reflects their needs, experiences, strengths, and goals.
The Land on Which We Work
We respectfully acknowledge that the land on which we work, live, and practice is the traditional unceded territory of the Piscataway, Nanticoke & Susquehannock Nations. We believe healing our inner worlds also involves a connection with our environments and larger community.
Our Story
In May of 2016, we opened our doors in Annapolis, Maryland. our practice began with two friends and colleagues (Chelsea and Christine) before growing into the team we have now.
Before making the transition to private practice, we worked together at the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, in Baltimore. Christine for nearly 10 year and Chelsea for seven. Baltimore City holds a special place in our hearts and our work there is the foundation for our work in the community of Annapolis and beyond. We value creating partnerships and collaborating with the community to support clients’ healing.
In the height of the pandemic, our team grew significantly to accommodate the needs of our community. We successfully transitioned to a fully virtual practice at that time. Now, in 2025, we continue to offer virtual therapy as well as in person sessions and we've expanded our space to support our growing team. We offer trauma-informed ecotherapy, for a small group of clients, at a farm locally.
Who We Are and What We Vaue
We are a collaborative group of social workers, licensed professional counselors, colleagues, and friends. We are also community advocates and believe deeply in social justice and in working in and with our community to support change. Many of us are connected to organizations and social movements close to our hearts and families. We believe in sustainable practices that support the helper and those we help. Many of our therapists are also parents in the community and juggle caring for families in addition to their clients.
These values shape how we approach our work, both within our team and in our relationships with the people we serve. We value transparency, collaboration, and creating space for people to have a voice in their own care. We believe that healing is supported by choice, trust, and a sense of partnership, rather than by assuming we know what is best for someone else. We strive to practice cultural humility by remaining curious about each person's lived experience and recognizing how culture, identity, power, privilege, and systemic barriers shape our lives and access to care.
Our commitment to trauma-informed care extends beyond the therapy room. It informs how we build relationships, make decisions, create a sense of safety, and support autonomy and connection. We recognize that this work is ongoing, and we remain committed to learning, reflection, and the kind of individual and collective change that helps people and communities thrive.
Healing Beyond Labels
You are more than the experiences you've lived through, the symptoms you carry, or the diagnoses used to describe them. At Anchored Hope Therapy, we look beyond labels to understand the whole person, including the relationships, environments, and systems that shape our lives. Our integrative, trauma-informed approach honors your voice, your choices, and your own path toward healing.
What does the name “Anchored Hope Therapy” mean to us?
Our name serves as an embodied anchor to who we are and what we do every day. We brainstormed with friends and family to capture the essence of healing in our practice’s name. Anchored Hope is a grounded place to heal amongst the waves of life. We aim to promote healing, growth and resilience within our team, ourselves, with our clients and our community.
Trauma-Informed Care in Practice
Trauma-informed care is not simply a therapy technique. It shapes how we think about safety, choice, collaboration, trust, and the impact of past experiences on present-day life.
At Anchored Hope, these principles influence how we approach the therapeutic relationship, how we communicate, and how we consider the physical environment in which therapy takes place. Our Annapolis office was intentionally designed with trauma-informed principles in mind, including attention to privacy, sound, natural light, and the experience of arriving in the space.
We also recognize that people experience the world through different cultural, historical, social, and relational contexts. We are committed to ongoing reflection about power, privilege, systemic barriers, and the ways mental health care can become more humane, accessible, and responsive.
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) includes: Safety, Trustworthiness & Transparency, Peer Support, Collaboration & Mutuality, Empowerment, Voice & Choice, Cultural, Historical, & Gender Issues
We believe healing happens within relationships. The relationship between a therapist and client can offer space to explore difficult experiences, recognize familiar patterns, practice new ways of responding, and build trust at a pace that feels manageable.
The Relationship Matters
Our clinicians bring professional knowledge and training to the work, while recognizing that you bring your own history, insight, culture, relationships, and understanding of your life. We value collaboration, transparency, curiosity, and respect for your autonomy. Therapy is something we do with you, not something we do to you.
Finding a therapist is personal. You may be looking for someone who understands trauma, a therapist who works with children or families, or someone who incorporates body awareness or a particular therapeutic approach. Our team includes clinicians with different specialties, age ranges, and availability, so we can help you explore who may be a good fit.
If you're unsure where to begin, our intake process can help you identify options based on your needs and scheduling preferences.
We know reaching out for support can take courage. You don't have to know exactly what you need before beginning the conversation.
Our ongoing work and commitment to growth
We share a deep commitment to providing mental health services that intersect with social justice efforts. We create partnerships and collaborations that support our community and minimize barriers to services when possible.
We are intentionally working to rehumanize therapy and to remove stigma and reconnect to self and business practices with purpose. This process is called decolonizing. This process also includes internal work. With both personal and professional self-reflection on how we are upholding systems of harm, we are figuring out ways to dismantle/challenge ourselves to do better, while still working in systems that are not trauma-informed and not safe or accessible to all people. To learn more about what decolonizing therapy means visit the work of Dr. Jennifer Mullan.
All of the clinicians at Anchored Hope Therapy accept commercial insurance, promoting accessibility to mental health care.
We have a dynamic team of diverse clinicians that is representative of our larger community, each of whom offers a culturally humble and affirming approach to the therapeutic relationship.
How do we approach therapeutic work?
We believe in using both top down and bottom up approaches in therapy. Top down models, including evidence-based modalities, deliver effective treatment and can show positive outcomes. And, we recognize the importance of blending bottom up approaches, including somatic therapies, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, EMDR and other trauma-specific integrated approaches to promote healing.
Healing does not happen in isolation, it happens within relationships.
We acknowledge power, privilege, and equity dynamics in our work with clients.