Annaruth Britton Holding Space

If you are experiencing anxiety, burnout, or persistent nervous system activation, I provide trauma-informed, attachment-focused therapy that considers the relational, developmental, and contextual factors shaping your mental health.

I work with youth and adults to build emotional regulation skills, increase self understanding and develop individualized strategies that support functioning, resilience, and wellbeing. My approach is collaborative and neurodiversity affirming, recognizing that symptoms often reflect adaptive responses to overwhelming environments.

 If you are experiencing low mood, burnout, or a sense of emotional shutdown, I offer therapy that considers the relational, developmental, and contextual factors shaping your mental health.

Depression often involves more than sadness. It can include exhaustion, loss of meaning, difficulty initiating tasks, disconnection from others, or a sense of moving through life without vitality. Together, we can work to understand these responses with compassion and develop individualized strategies that support energy, engagement, and a renewed sense of agency.

My approach is collaborative and neurodiversity-affirming, recognizing that withdrawal and burnout can be adaptive responses to stress, unmet needs, or overwhelming environments.

 If you have lived through overwhelming experiences or prolonged stress, you may notice your body remains on high alert or shuts down in ways that feel beyond your control. These responses are not signs of weakness they are protective patterns that once helped you survive.

In our work together, we pay attention to how your body and nervous system respond to the world around you. At a pace that feels manageable, we explore ways to restore a sense of safety, strengthen emotional regulation, and support your capacity for connection and choice.

This work is grounded in relationship. Healing happens through consistent, respectful presence and the opportunity to experience safety with another person. If I am not the right fit, I will support you in finding an approach or practitioner who can better meet your needs.

Being outdoors is an important part of both my own wellbeing and the way I work with others. 

My understanding of outdoor and experiential support comes from years spent working alongside young people in children’s homes, recreational settings, and outdoor environments where movement, connection, creativity, and shared experience often helped people feel calmer, safer, and more engaged. I’m also influenced by practices such as Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), which encourages slowing down, reconnecting with our senses, and stepping outside the pace and pressure of everyday life. For many people, being outdoors can create space to think, reflect, breathe a little more deeply, and feel more connected to themselves and their surroundings. When appropriate and agreed together, sessions may take place outdoors in parks or walking trails, always with attention to comfort, accessibility, and what feels supportive and meaningful for you. 

In addition to the areas described above, I support individuals and families navigating a range of life experiences and transitions. My work often includes:

• Supporting youth and families
• Parenting and family relationships
• Life transitions, including school changes, relocation, and shifts in identity or role
• Emotional regulation and anger responses
• Psychosocial assessments and collaborative care planning
• Life story work and meaning-making
   

As a registered Social Worker, I recognize that no single approach works for everyone. Together, we find ways of working that reflect your strengths, neurotype, relationships, and lived experience. Collaboration is central to this process, allowing us to respond to what is most needed in the present moment.

Stress is a natural part of life, but when it becomes constant or overwhelming, it can affect both your mental and physical wellbeing. You may notice difficulty resting, persistent tension in the body, irritability, trouble concentrating, or a sense that you are always “on edge.”  

For some, it’s constant thinking. For others, it’s tension in the body, irritability, or feeling like you’re always slightly on edge.

Rather than trying to push through it, we take the time to understand what your system is responding to and what might help it settle.

In our work together, we explore how stress shows up in your nervous system and daily life. At a pace that feels manageable, we develop ways to support regulation, restore balance, and create space for rest, clarity, and connection.

My approach is collaborative and responsive to your lived experience,  The aim isn’t to “fix” you, but to help you feel more resourced, more grounded, and better able to move through your life.