Ann Cotton, MSW, RSW

10/04/2024

06/06/2023

The basics are essential; rest, sleep, alone time.

06/01/2023

Happy Pride month to all far and wide!!!🥳

To be honest, I feel a mix of joy as well as fear and grief for my LGBTQIA2S+ friends and family in America right now. They and their lives are under attack in many ways and it's heartbreaking and very concerning. I love you all and I will do better this month and beyond about educating myself and taking action on your behalf. xoxo

05/27/2023

I love this. This is a much prettier version of the squiggly line I often draw in client sessions when describing how change and growth happens.

03/24/2023

I get the sense that a lot of people are struggling lately.
My week next week is pretty booked up but the first week of April, I have several openings (April 4, 5, and 6th).
Hours are:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:15am-2:45pm
Thursdays 11:00am-6:00pm

Shoot me an email if you or someone you know needs someone to talk to; [email protected]

May you have a restful weekend :)

03/16/2023

With St Patty's Day tomorrow, it seems very fitting that I'm feeling so lucky.
Yes, this work is very heavy at times, and it's also absolutely incredible to have the honour of imparting therapeutic wisdom to the resilient and inspiring people who walk into my office.

We humans are complex and we are also strong and courageous.

03/10/2023

Breathe 💚💚💚

She sat at the back and they said she was
shy
She led from the front and they hated her
pride
They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance
They branded her loud then were shocked by her silence

When she shared no ambition, they said it was
sad
So she told them her dreams and they said she was mad
They told her they’d listen then covered their
ears
And gave her a hug whilst they laughed at her
fears

And she listened to all of it thinking she
should
Be the girl they told her to be best as she
could
But one day she asked what was best for
herself
Instead of trying to please everyone
else

So she walked to the forest and stood with the
trees
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the leaves
And she spoke to the willow, the elm and the
pine
And she told them what she’d been told time after time

She told them she felt she was never enough
She was either too little or far, far too much
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek

Then she found a small clearing surrounded by
firs
And she stopped and she heard what the trees said to her
And she sat there for hours not wanting to
leave
For the forest said nothing, it just let her

breathe

💚💚💚

The beautiful picture is by Siski Kalla from our children’s book of this poem
https://a.co/d/6fcwvfj

And the poem itself is also in the collection Talking to the Wild
https://a.co/d/9FFiRrW

03/09/2023

I'm honoured to be participating in a whole day training today on Polyvagal Theory-Informed Trauma Treatment, through my Grad School Alma Mater, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
We're only part way through the training and it has already been life changing for me.
I can't wait to bring this newfound knowledge and wisdom of the Science of Safety to my clients!

03/09/2023

Here's to strong women!
May we know them.
May we be them
May we raise them.

02/24/2023

It really is ok 😊

02/22/2023

At the office rocking my pink shirt!

02/17/2023

This hit me in the feels. I hope it gives your heart a hug too 🤗
Don’t go
Be courageous
Try again tomorrow
❤️

Courage