Clinician Spotlight: An Interview With Anastasia Vittum Wilcox, MS.

Clinician Spotlight: An Interview With Anastasia Wilcox, MS.

We are thrilled to welcome Ana Wilcox to the Castlebrook team! Ana will be starting in mid May, so we are sharing this Clinician Spotlight between Ana and Castlebrook’s Intake Coordinator, Nicole Kilian.

Nicole: Hi Ana, as one of the newest clinicians here, welcome! I’d love to hear a little bit about what helped you decide to come join the Castlebrook team?

Ana: Thank you, I’m excited to be here! Kerrie was so welcoming and warm. The environment at Castlebrook seemed to fit everything I was looking for and it seemed like a community I could fit into.

Nicole: That is great to hear! So, what are you looking forward to most about this position?
 
Ana: I'm looking forward to continuing to practice my clinical skills, meeting new people, and growing as a therapist. 

Nicole: That’s wonderful! I know you told me a little bit about how you had mainly seen children in previous settings. I’d love to hear a little bit more about the populations that you're looking to work with here at Castlebrook. 

Ana: Right now, I work a lot with children experiencing anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I also see adolescents and adults with sleep disorders and tic disorders, so I guess I see a wide range of clients.

Nicole: That is so interesting. I know you've been in the field for a little while now and I’d love to hear more about your niche areas if you have any.

Ana: Yeah, I love working with the adolescent population. I think a very niche thing that I've been working with is the sleep disorders. I love helping people who are struggling to sleep, because the difference in a client who isn't sleeping versus is sleeping is immense and seeing that change is amazing. So, sleep disorders is definitely a niche of mine! I am also interested in CBT, DBT and EMDR therapy.

Nicole: That sounds so interesting. You mentioned EMDR, is that something you’re looking into getting certified in and continuing to work with?

Ana: I would like to continue to learn more about it. I'm not trained in it but the tools used in EMDR are really helpful and I implement a bit with some of my clients.

Nicole: It sounds like you're really passionate about that and it’s great to hear. I was wondering how you feel that you create a safe space for your new clients. 

Ana: Yeah, I love to reassure my clients that this is a safe space with me and am sure to validate their feelings, thoughts, and everything that's coming out during therapy. A big thing is also normalizing experiences that are going on for them, because we are all humans, and any human that shows up and any problem they have is understandable for that person, and we're going to work through it together.

Nicole: I love that because it is so important to make sure that a new client feels safe. So, I guess now I want to hear a little bit more about you. Anything that you do for fun or hobbies outside of the therapeutic setting?

Ana: Yeah, I love yoga and barre. I'm a big fan of really any body movement. I also love traveling and learning new things!

Nicole: Amazing! Those are all such perfect ways to unwind. Thank you for sharing that and chatting with me today. I look forward to seeing all the great work you’re going to do here at Castlebrook.

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