Annai Burrola, LCSW
Change your story, one conversation at a time
Details
| Name | Annai Burrola |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New Mexico |
| Licensed in | New Mexico |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Annai
Annai Burrola is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Mexico. She brings three years of clinical experience alongside a decade of community work. Annai offers a warm, bilingual approach in English and Spanish that aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable.
She centers Narrative therapy in sessions, helping people tell and reframe the stories they carry about themselves. That often links with attachment work and client-centered techniques to notice how past relationships shape present patterns.
Background and approach
Annai uses Emotionally-Focused and mindfulness practices when feelings run high and grounding is needed. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting strains. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric questions, body image, gender dysphoria, and ADHD-related challenges.
Annai affirms ALGBTQ2+ identities and works respectfully with neurodiversity, polyamory, and consensual nonmonogamy topics. In sessions she emphasizes a nonjudgmental tone and practical conversation. Clients can expect help naming difficult patterns, trying small changes, and practicing new ways to respond to stress.
She values collaboration and aims to make therapy feel like a working conversation rather than a lecture. Annai provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their life. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works with therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Annai works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Annai among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Annai directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Annai directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Attachment Approaches for Online Therapy
Annai uses Narrative therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. That approach focuses on separating the person from the problem and finding alternate storylines that feel more useful. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns, which can help with relationship struggles, parenting concerns, and trust issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Annai will discuss options, listen to your goals, and recommend methods that match your needs and preferences. The process is collaborative so adjustments can be made as the work unfolds.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can fit short check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while maintaining consistent contact with a licensed professional.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, and self-esteem concerns among others.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style centers on Narrative therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods, using emotionally-focused and mindfulness practices when emotions feel overwhelming.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and ten years of community support experience.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in New Mexico and holds the credential LCSW from that state.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
Contacting this therapist
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