Provider Profile
Meet Annie Rutkowski, A.M.F.T.
- Long Beach, CA
Annie Rutkowski is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist offering virtual and in-person therapy for teens, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in anxiety, OCD, identity exploration, relationship challenges, self-esteem, trauma, and life transitions.
- In-Person/Virtual
- Registered Associate in California
Areas I Can Help With
Annie supports teens, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, OCD, identity exploration, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, trauma, and life transitions. She is especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ clients and individuals exploring identity, relationships, self-worth, and belonging.
My Approach to Therapy
Annie takes a warm, collaborative, and holistic approach, tailoring therapy to each client’s unique needs and experiences. Her work is grounded in narrative therapy and incorporates attachment-based, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and relational perspectives. In couples therapy, she uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to strengthen communication, deepen emotional connection, and help partners better understand relationship patterns. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore their experiences, reconnect with their strengths, and develop more compassionate relationships with themselves and others.
- “Annie believes people are not defined by the struggles they face and works to help clients build self-understanding, reconnect with their strengths, and develop more compassionate relationships with themselves and others.”
Client Focus
Age
Children, Teens & Adults
Participants
Individuals, Couples & Families
Communities
LGBTQ+ Clients
Languages
English
Specialties
Treatment Approach
Education
- Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
- California State University, Fullerton
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- California State University, Fullerton
Session Format
In-Person/Virtual
Location
You Stop Sitting in it Alone