EP 279: Love Yourself First® — A Therapist’s Guide to Inner Peace: Anne Chester's™ Journey

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EP 279: What Makes Anne Chester™ with Anne Chester™, LCSW a Good Neighbor?

Finding mental health support in your community just got easier. In this heartfelt episode, What Makes Anne Chester™ with Anne Chester™, LCSW a Good Neighbor?, we meet Anne Chester™, a seasoned therapist with over 20 years of experience, passionate about helping people find clarity, healing, and a deeper sense of self.

Anne provides individual counseling for adolescents and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is compassionate and down-to-earth, blending evidence-based modalities like Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and EMDR to support meaningful and lasting change.

Anne shares her inspiring journey from aspiring teacher to trusted therapist, revealing how a mentor’s insightful comment about her natural connection with students and families shifted the course of her life. “That was one of the best pieces of advice I ever received in my life,” Anne reflects, now 21 years into a thriving private practice.

Together, we challenge a persistent myth: that therapy is only for those in crisis. Anne believes you don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Sometimes it’s simply about making space to breathe, reflect, and explore what life could feel like with more support. She meets each client with curiosity, compassion, and deep respect—no matter where they are on their journey.

With specialties in trauma recovery and modalities like ART, CBT, IFS, and EMDR, Anne helps clients move beyond surface symptoms to uncover and heal core wounds.

To those facing life’s hard moments, Anne offers a compassionate reminder: “You don’t have to do this alone.” She emphasizes the danger of isolation and the power of supportive connection. Her philosophy is rooted in self-compassion and personal growth—therapy isn’t about fixing brokenness, but uncovering what’s possible when we create space for healing.

As she beautifully says, when we learn to love ourselves and others, “the rest of the fruits of the spirit start to flow.”

To learn more about Anne Chester™, go to: annechester.com

Anne Chester, LCSW, PA™

1-817-939-7884

Chapters

1. Meet Ann Chester, LCSW (00:00:00)

2. From Teaching to Therapy (00:01:21)

3. Debunking Common Therapy Myths (00:02:26)

4. Therapy Approaches for Trauma (00:03:19)

5. Advice for Navigating Difficult Times (00:05:06)

6. Finding Ann's Services (00:07:52)