Hi, I’m Annie. I offer soulful companionship (think part midwife, part chaplain, part ritualist) for folks moving through life’s threshold moments—the transitions, identity shake-ups, endings, and beginnings that for many go unnoticed.

One-on-one sessions are spacious, in-person ceremonies that draw on prayer, ritual, breath, and deep presence. We move slowly, we listen for the places where courage, clarity, and resilience already live in you. And the places that are asking to evolve. I also host Full Moon Femme Night, a gathering where we get to do the work of deep listening, witnessing, and tending as a group.

My path here began in 2014, as I was walking my mom home through ALS. I found myself longing for a kind of care I didn’t have language for. A place to unravel, re-form, and be witnessed through all the quiet deaths and rebirths that I was experiencing. It initiated me. It showed me what I needed to learn - how to not abandon myself when things get difficult, how to be with impermanence, how to meet endings with curiosity and compassion, and how essential companionship is when life goes sideways.

In 2017 I dove into the heart of this healing work at the New York Zen Center. I began a 7 year journey as a formal student there, and completed a 1600 hr training as a hospital chaplain at The Brooklyn Hospital Center and Seattle VA. Since 2020, I’ve been deepening my practice and study of spiritual companionship with Meg Vellejos McCoy, who’s Earth-centered teachings and supervision help inform my practice, and shape my offerings in ways that I’m forever grateful for.

Experience and Education
Alchemy: Advanced Mentorship (May 2024 – Present) with Meg Vellejos McCoy
A two-year advanced training in ritual, energetic and hands-on tending, somatic practice, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual re-education. Emphasis on holding complexity and cultivating "power with" rather than "power over" in the practitioner-client dynamic, fostering ethical, attuned, and liberatory healing spaces.

Soul Friend: Spiritual Companionship Training (March 2022 – March 2024) with Meg Vellejos McCoy
A two-year training in spiritual companionship and relational tending. Focus on group dynamics and holding space for transformation while exploring themes of social justice, spiritual calling, conflict navigation, and the interplay between personal and community values.

Chaplaincy training (September 2017-September 2019)
800 hrs The Brooklyn Hospital Center: Main hospital wards, ER, ICU
400 hrs The New York Zen Center: Zen education and practice
400 hrs Seattle Veteran’s Affairs: Bone Marrow Transplant Unit / Oncology

Bachelor of Arts: Middle Eastern Studies (2003) University of Washington
A multidisciplinary study of history, religion, and language with a focus on Jewish studies.