Anne Botter

Anne is currently finishing her master of arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Houston Christian University. Throughout her life and career, she has frequently been the friend and family member loved ones turned to in a time of need, whether for advice or a listening empathetic ear, Anne has found herself needed.

Anne was a corrective exercise specialist for almost 20 years and was frequently drawn to clients with complicated physical impairments or injuries. Clients would consistently hear that they would never be able to perform specific physical tasks, and would come to her without hope for their physical future. Often, through special therapy techniques, Anne would be able to help these clients retrain their muscular systems so that the clients could do precisely the thing they had been told they couldn’t.

The way she approached physical training informs the way she now approaches mental health. She believes we are not broken, only that we may need someone to listen and help us understand our struggles, to help us figure out the context of our emotions in our daily lives. We might need tools to learn how to cope, or to retrain the pathways in our brain so we can function more positively. Anne believes we can rebuild our minds, just as we can rebuild our bodies. We can increase our desired wellbeing.



Anne is particularly interested in helping individuals recover from spiritual/religious abuse and trauma. She grew up in a religious (specifically Christian) household that was positive and supportive. After leaving home, however, Anne recognized the abusive nature with which many spiritual leaders, teachers, and preachers led their followers. As she expanded her social circles, Anne continued to encounter people who were taken advantage of, coerced, and mistreated. Being taken advantage of by someone you trust is bad enough; it’s far worse when it’s done in the name of God. As soon as Anne heard the term religious abuse and trauma, she knew what her clinical specialty would be. Anne is an appropriate combination of direct and empathetic when engaging with her clients who find her easy to trust and be open with.

When Anne is not working, she is likely spending time with her husband, their dog, or other extended family and friends. She is a voracious podcast listener, and some might say, a prodigious consumer of documentaries.