Frequently Asked Questions
Practical Questions
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Yes. I provide secure online individual therapy to adult women located anywhere in Colorado.
Teletherapy allows you to attend sessions from a private space without adding travel time to an already demanding schedule. Although my practice is based in Denver, you do not need to live in the Denver area to work with me.
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My self-pay rate is $150 for a 55-minute individual therapy session.
Your initial appointment is 90 minutes. We can review fees and payment expectations during your free consultation so that you understand the cost before scheduling.
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I currently work with clients using Aetna, Cigna, United, and Kaiser insurance. Coverage, deductibles, copays, and other financial responsibilities depend on your individual plan.
I also accept self-pay clients. If you have out-of-network benefits through another insurance provider, I can provide a superbill that you may submit for possible reimbursement.
Is therapy right for me?
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You do not need to be in crisis or unable to manage your responsibilities to benefit from therapy.
Many of my clients are successful, dependable, and highly capable. They seek therapy because maintaining that level of functioning has become exhausting. You might consider therapy if anxiety, overthinking, self-criticism, or the pressure to manage everything is affecting your relationships, sleep, decisions, or ability to enjoy your life.
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Yes. High-functioning anxiety is not a formal diagnosis, but the term is often used to describe people who appear composed and successful while experiencing significant worry, pressure, and self-doubt internally.
Therapy can help you understand what is driving that anxiety, slow cycles of overthinking, reduce internal pressure, and feel more grounded without asking you to give up your ambition.
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Therapy can help you recognize the difference between productive problem-solving and anxiety-driven rumination.
Together, we can explore why your mind feels compelled to anticipate every outcome, replay conversations, or repeatedly question your decisions. You can then practice responding to uncertainty with greater perspective and self-trust.
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Perfectionism and people-pleasing can look like strengths, especially when they help you succeed or maintain important relationships. Over time, however, they can make it difficult to rest, set boundaries, tolerate mistakes, or recognize your own needs.
Therapy can help you understand these patterns and develop a more sustainable way of relating to expectations, responsibility, and other people’s opinions.
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Therapy can help you identify what is depleting your emotional capacity and why it has become difficult to recover.
Our work may include addressing unrealistic expectations, work-related stress, difficulty setting boundaries, relationship dynamics, or the belief that you always need to be productive. The goal is not simply to help you push through more effectively. It is to help you build a life that feels more manageable and sustainable.
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High-achieving women often carry multiple roles and expectations at once. You may be managing a career or business, relationships, family responsibilities, fertility concerns, motherhood, friendships, and your own goals.
Therapy offers a place to step back from those demands, understand the patterns underneath the pressure, and make decisions from a clearer and more grounded sense of self.
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No. Many of my clients begin therapy because of anxiety, overthinking, burnout, relationship concerns, perfectionism, or a major life transition.
Past experiences may become part of our work when they are relevant, but trauma does not need to be the focus of therapy. We will concentrate on the concerns and goals that matter to you.
What is therapy with Anna Gray like?
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My approach is structured without being rigid.
We will make room for important events happening in your life while remaining connected to the larger goals that brought you to therapy. Rather than automatically beginning every session with “What happened this week?” we will decide together where our attention will be most useful.
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There is not one approach that works best for every person.
Depending on your needs, therapy may include conversation, practical strategies, examining anxious thought patterns, exploring relationship dynamics, or processing experiences that continue to affect you. I draw from approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems informed therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, and mind-body frameworks.
You do not need to choose a modality before beginning therapy.
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Look for someone who has experience with your concerns and whose approach matches what you want from therapy.
You may also want to consider whether you feel heard, whether the therapist can clearly explain how they work, and whether you feel comfortable asking questions or offering feedback. A consultation can help you determine whether a therapist’s personality, communication style, and process feel right for you.
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Your first session is 90 minutes. This gives us time to discuss what has been feeling difficult, understand the different areas of your life that may be contributing, and identify what you hope will change.
I will ask thoughtful questions about your experiences, relationships, history, strengths, and goals. We will also begin developing a direction for therapy at a pace that feels manageable.
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The length of therapy depends on your goals, the concerns you want to address, and how deeply you would like to explore them.
Some clients work toward a focused set of goals over several months, while others benefit from longer-term therapy. We will revisit your goals regularly so that therapy continues to feel purposeful and useful.
EMDR and Brainspotting
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, commonly called EMDR, is a structured therapy that helps people process distressing experiences, emotional reactions, and negative beliefs that continue to feel stuck.
During EMDR, you focus briefly on an experience or concern while engaging in guided bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or alternating taps. You remain awake, aware, and in control throughout the process.
EMDR is one tool I may recommend when insight alone has not created the change you are looking for.
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Brainspotting is a focused therapeutic approach that uses points in your visual field to help access emotional and physical responses connected to a concern.
Compared with traditional talk therapy, Brainspotting may involve less verbal analysis and more attention to what you notice internally. I may incorporate it when a client understands an issue intellectually but continues to feel emotionally or physically affected by it.
You will never be expected to use Brainspotting, EMDR, or another approach without first discussing what it involves and whether it feels appropriate for you.
Still wondering if this is the right fit?
I’m happy to answer any questions you have! You can book our free 15 minute consultation to start the conversation.