Anna Cragin, LMFT

Anna graduated with honors from Saint Mary’s College with a Master’s of Arts degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy.  She completed her Master’s thesis and project, Preventing Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace, which reviews the literature on vicarious trauma, clarifies the predictors, effects, and appropriate preventive measures, and proposes the application of a psychoeducational support group. During her graduate studies, she completed a clinical traineeship at Tri Valley Haven, where she worked with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness.  She completed her 65-hour Domestic Violence Advocate training and became certified as a Domestic Violence Advocate.

Anna has over 13 years of experience as a Mental Health Clinician providing services for children, adolescents, adults, and families.  Prior to joining MHS, she worked in private practice for over 4 years, credentialed with County Health Services and other insurance panels.  She served as a Clinical Supervisor at San Joaquin Behavioral Health, overseeing a team a Mental Health Clinicians and Mental Health Outreach Workers in a Family Therapy Program.  She has worked for various community mental health organizations and schools, serving children, adults, and families.  As a school-based therapist, she provided individual and family therapy to students and families and served as a consultant to teachers and school staff.  She led support groups for students, staff, and taught parenting classes. She volunteered as a Counselor for the San Francisco AIDS Nightline and as a Grief Counselor for Contra Costa Crisis Line.