- Client-centered care
- Practical skills
- Trauma-informed lens
About Anke
Anke Kalaiah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and self esteem concerns. She frames the first session as a joint conversation to understand what matters most and to identify practical next steps. Her tone is straightforward and focused on clear tools clients can use between meetings.
Anke draws from a mix of approaches so she can match the work to each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered methods to follow what clients bring, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation often appear in her work when strong emotions get in the way of day-to-day life.
She has a Bachelor degree in German and Social Psychology from Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University in California. She received her California LMFT license in 2014 and brings about 15 years of clinical experience across community and clinical settings.
Anke is familiar with immigration and multicultural issues from her own experience as an immigrant. That background informs her comfort with cross-cultural concerns and the practical challenges of adjusting to a new country.
Her recent clinical focus includes trauma and abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, family and marital conflict, blended family challenges, parenting difficulties, and coping with life changes. She aims to help people find workable skills and clearer choices amid difficult circumstances.
Sessions are conducted in English and German. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
Anke draws from a mix of approaches so she can match the work to each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered methods to follow what clients bring, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation often appear in her work when strong emotions get in the way of day-to-day life.
She has a Bachelor degree in German and Social Psychology from Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University in California. She received her California LMFT license in 2014 and brings about 15 years of clinical experience across community and clinical settings.
Anke is familiar with immigration and multicultural issues from her own experience as an immigrant. That background informs her comfort with cross-cultural concerns and the practical challenges of adjusting to a new country.
Her recent clinical focus includes trauma and abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, family and marital conflict, blended family challenges, parenting difficulties, and coping with life changes. She aims to help people find workable skills and clearer choices amid difficult circumstances.
Sessions are conducted in English and German. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.