About AnnAnn is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. She is certified as a substance abuse counselor and is the director of Healaheart, Inc. which provides counseling for both individuals and couples.
She offers communication workshops based on the principals of non-violent communication (NVC) training developed by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. She is a member of the Alliance for Non-Violent Communication and is currently piloting a 10 week program teaching non-violent communication in a grade school environment.
As part of her calling, Ann also maintains an interactive website, www.loveapproval.com, for those struggling with codependency issues. This site offers a spiritual approach to recovery through workshops and teleclasses.
Ann holds the title of Maquaddam, a sufi spiritual practitioner who has reached a high level of understanding and development. As such, she has been granted the status of spiritual teacher. Ann can be reached at healaheart@sbcglobal.net or 630-545-0795