Annya immigrated from Russia with her family at 9 years old and has lived in Daly City for over 20 years. Annya is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has dedicated over 15 years to providing youth and families with trauma-informed mental health services. Annya is passionate about family work and training clinicians to provide the best possible mental health care for the most vulnerable members of our community. She believes that lasting health and well-being are best achieved when holistic healing and support is extended beyond the individual to families, schools, and communities.
In her free time, Annya enjoys traveling, having impromptu silly dance parties with her daughters, and kickboxing. Originally from Lima Peru, July has spent the last 25 years working as a mental health provider and leader in the Bay Area.
She has made it a priority to work with diverse and often at-risk populations and to provide support to the teams that serve them. July graduated from Florida International University in with a B. Knowing she wanted to explore the confluence of art and the self, July pursued a graduate degree from Notre Dame de Namur University studying Art Therapy and Marriage and Family Therapy.
After receiving her two M. July has extensive experience navigating complex Trauma-Focused and Governmental Behavioral organizations. July is a practicing artist, a guest lecturer, and a lover of all things Science Fiction. She feels most at home on a lonely beach with her Husband and a sketchbook in her hand. Cara has spent the past 20 years providing mental health and wellness care to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
Her strength is in providing community-based services to reach those folks most in need of support wherever they are. She is a strong believer in a holistic approach to mental health and integrates many facets of personal wellness into her practice, including an emphasis on support network building, development of mastery, physical health, and future planning. She has seen a range of clients from Burning Man participants to kinship caregivers, but her passion lies in working with youth and their families.
