Anna Cullop, LPC
About:
I am a radically-minded queer, cis, white womyn with chronic illness. My pronouns are she/her. I’m an activist and life-long learner. I believe in abolition and anti-racism. I support sex workers and the kink and poly communities. Being an ally to my trans and non-binary comrades, clients, and friends is deeply important to me. I believe the medical industrial complex perpetuates racism and fat-phobia, and I help my clients reduce harm by finding providers who have shared values.
I love being outside and have major wanderlust! I enjoy spending time with my family, chosen family, partner and comrades. Sweatpants-movie-nights, river floats, shared meals, camping, attending protests, singing old jams, having dance parties, collaborating on how to better support clients, and supporting local artists are all favorite pastimes. I’m a passionate snack-eater — chocolate + peanut butter are my favorite combo. I love beautiful tattoos and having a good cup of coffee each day. I am Virgo Sun, Sagittarius Rising and Capricorn Moon.
The black and rust Doberman in the photos is Clover. She is training to be a therapy dog and comes with me to the office. Her favorite things are playing, snuggling, working (training/learning/brain challenges), eating treats and snacks, and being with her two kitties, Mearl and Harley.
Philosophy:
I have learned through the years that people need to feel heard, validated and visible. To achieve change, people need to feel connected to their therapist through a trusting and mutually respectful relationship. I wholeheartedly believe that people need to feel safe, non-judged, and genuinely honored in the counseling process. Laughter is heart medicine, and is extremely common during therapy sessions. My intention is to create a space for people to come exactly as they are, and to be seen as unique individuals. Utilizing a variety of techniques, I am able to remain flexible to the person's needs and meet them exactly where they are when they come into my office. I understand that counseling is a vulnerable process, so I strive to respect and treat each counseling relationship with the utmost care and humility.
Work History:
2014-current: Private practice, working with LGBTQ individuals, couples, and groups.
2018-2020: Department of Corrections independent contract work, assessing, advocating and writing letters for transgender people who were incarcerated and needed gender affirming surgery.
2011-2014: Lewis & Clark College Professional Mental Health Counseling Program.
During my last year of graduate school, I interned at Lower Columbia Mental Health Center ("LCMHC") in Longview, Washington. My internship gave me the opportunity to work with diverse clients in the Medicaid system. For that year, I facilitated crisis groups and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy-based skills groups, and provided individual counseling. LCMHC taught me how resilient people can be.
I spent a year of practicum at the Portland Lewis & Clark Counseling Center. My clinical work included individual counseling and narrative therapy, a letter writing process between therapist and client. This work taught me how important every person's narrative is.
For nearly eleven years I worked in various roles at Up and Out, Inc., serving adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness. This rich experience compelled me to study counseling and dedicate my career to helping people actualize their full potential. There I learned about privilege, oppression, humility, and the wide range of human diversity and emotional expression.
I also spent five years as head coach of varsity softball at Ida B. Wells High School (formerly Wilson High School). Coaching teens taught me how how peer pressure can negatively impact students, and how to roll with the ebb and flow of their changes in identity formation. Most importantly, I learned youth need to be seen, heard and advocated for.
Education & Training:
Dissociation 101: The Basics (Dissociative Identity Disorder), Athena Phillips, 2022
Advanced Clinical Supervision: Power, Transparency and Self of the Therapist Issues in Supervision, Dr. Hixson, 2022
30-Hour Clinical Supervision Training, Dr. Hixson, 2018-2019
Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Theory for Bipolar Disorder, 3C Institute, 2018
The Ethics of Power and Pathologizing in Clinical Practice, Dr. Hixson & Cayla Panitz, 2018
The Power of Awareness Training, Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach, 2015
Lewis & Clark College, Master's in Professional Mental Health Counseling, 2014
Counseling LGBTQ Individuals, Mehera Scheu, Lewis & Clark College, 2013
Portland State University, Bachelor of Science in Women's Studies, 2010
