Annie Hodgins
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Phone:
(860) 787 - 0780
Email:
Address:
79C Norwich Ave
Floor 2
Colchester CT, 06415
About me:
I started Wildwood Wellness in 2023 with the vision of providing a holistic treatment option for couples and adults who wanted more from their therapeutic experience. I believe in the power of a therapeutic relationship to create change in client's lives, as it allows for space to know yourself and your partner more deeply, understand your own needs and wants, and vocalize yourself in ways that may not be possible in other relationships. Therapy is one of the few places you can be seen for who you are, without needing to hide or protect the vulnerable parts of yourself, with the knowledge that you are safe, seen, and will be heard. In a couple's context, the power of being vulnerable in the therapy room allows a transformational experience within your relationship, allowing both partners to be more true to themselves outside of therapy as well.
In my personal life, I am a mother to one rambunctious child, wife, dog and cat-mom, and avid birdwatcher. I enjoy reading fantasy and sci-fi, hiking, and sewing.
Education:
University of Connecticut, Storrs:
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Dual bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies
University of Birmingham, Birmingham United Kingdom
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Semester focus in cross-cultural examination of child development
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain:
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Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy
Trainings:
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Advanced Emotional Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)
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Externship, Core Skills 1&2, Core Skills 3&4
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Gottman Method Couples Therapy
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Level I and II
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
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Parents as Teachers (PAT)
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Somatic Experiencing
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Treating Military Families
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Experience:
University of Connecticut, Research:
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The Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP)
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Counselor on research project focusing on increasing HIV testing.
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Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development (CHHD)
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Research assistant on cross-cultural infant stress levels .
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Stafford Family Services:
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Clinical intern servicing rural populations for individual, family, and couple's therapy.
Family Development Center - Nurturing Families Network, ECHN:
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Parent support specialist servicing first-time mothers in-home on child development, health, and parenting strategies.
NAFI CT (North American Family Institute),
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Clinical Director of Outpatient Services providing strategic planning for clinic and supervision of unlicensed therapists treating a variety of populations.
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Multisystemic Family Therapist providing providing in-home family therapy for caregivers and adolescents experiencing moderate to severe behavioral and mental health issues.
