Anne-Marie Ferguson

I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10+ years of diverse, lived, and work experience with adults navigating anxiety, depression, substance use, co-occurring disorders, and life transitions. I hold a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and am licensed in Connecticut. I've worked across outpatient/community mental health/private practice and now offer telehealth sessions. My approach treats you as a whole person, not a diagnosis, and we always start by building genuine trust.

I take an integrative approach, drawing on CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness-based practices, all grounded in a person-centered foundation. Rather than relying on a rigid method, I follow your lead and adapt to your needs. Some sessions focus on shifting unhelpful thought patterns; others explore practical tools or clarify what change means to you. When clients are managing substance use alongside mental health challenges, I bring a consistently nonjudgmental, collaborative stance. My role is to help you clarify what you want and support you in getting there.

The first session is about building a foundation. I'll guide us through four areas: your history with mental health and substance use, and what's brought you to therapy now; your current state and how things show up day to day; your motivation, what's different about this moment, and what you hope will change; and your relationships and environment, including your support system and the settings that affect your well-being. You don't need to arrive with everything figured out. By the end, you'll have a clear sense of how I work and whether I feel like the right fit.