Annie Stewart

Seeking support takes courage—a step that can feel overwhelming and vulnerable. Bearing witness to your pain and your joy is my greatest honor, and I approach my work with a deep commitment and a heart for service. I strive to provide a safe, consistent, and attuned space where emotions can be felt, and where you can feel seen and supported. As you do this courageous work, we focus on making what has happened to you part of your story, rather than the defining chapter. This then enables you to  reconnect with your inner strength, embodiment, and capacity to heal.

I bring a grounded, holistic and expressive approach, combining care, insight and creativity. My work is client centered, strength based and flexible, shaped by your individual strengths, goals and life experiences. I view healing as mind, body and spirit working together. Past wounds can feel heavy, like carrying a backpack full of stones. In therapy, we gently explore what you’ve been carrying, steadily “unpack” it so your inner strength and embodied wisdom can emerge. My role is to facilitate insight, embodiment, and flourishing, not just survival.

Maya Angelou said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” When clinically appropriate, I believe self-disclosure can be a powerful tool, helping clients feel truly seen and understood. I have lived experience with endometriosis, which gives me insight into how women’s pain is so often minimized or dismissed. Supporting women in reclaiming their voice and sense of self has been my lifelong passion, shaping both my work with clients and my engagement in public policy.

Outside of work, I am actively involved in grassroots leadership and advocacy, promoting social justice and working to advance equitable policies in healthcare and public education. I am committed to fostering opportunities that serve the common good, so that every person can thrive and live up to their God-given potential.

I also enjoy spending time in nature, practicing barre and yoga, playing tennis, and cheering on the Portland Thorns. I’m often curled up with a book alongside my beloved cat, Daisy. While I consider being  a therapist my life calling, my favorite role is being Auntie Annie to my nieces and nephew.

Credentials & Approach

I hold a Master’s degree in Social Work from Portland State University with a Children, Youth, and Families concentration and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Oregon. I have seven years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I have advanced training in somatic-informed interventions, eating disorders, disordered eating and harm reduction; c-PTSD (complex trauma), perinatal trauma, and reproductive trauma more broadly. I also hold specialized training in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, and Child-Centered Yoga. Lastly, I have advanced training in supporting children who have experienced sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, as well as exposure to violence or other traumatic experiences.  I take a client-centered, attachment-based, and somatic-informed approach, tailoring our work to your individuality and treatment goals. I support clients in feeling safe, connected, and empowered—both with themselves and in relationships with others—while maintaining a social justice and systems-oriented perspective, recognizing how larger social, cultural, and structural factors impact mental health and well-being.

Modalities I use":

• Integrative Somatic IFS (Internal Family Systems): Combines exploring your inner world with body awareness to process emotions, shift patterns, and feel grounded—especially effective for those navigating eating disorders and complex trauma.

• EMDR: Specialized PTSD modality, utilizes guided eye movements to process upsetting memories, making them easier to cope with.

• CBT & DBT: Supports clients in identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and practicing practical skills for managing emotions and relationships—often used in eating disorder and disordered eating recovery 

• Harm reduction: Focuses on reducing harmful behaviors while honoring autonomy and supporting sustainable change—particularly relevant for eating disorders and disordered eating.

• Expressive therapies (CCPT, expressive arts, movement): Facilitates emotional expression, regulation, and healing in children and adolescents, and is also used with adults working through childhood trauma.