Anna Schnur-Fishman, MHC-LP

Mental Health Counselor, NY · Psychotherapist

  • ADHD

  • Autism

  • AuDHD

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Complex Trauma

  • Older Adults

SEES PATIENTS: In person · Online

  1. English

Anna has seven years of experience in the wider world of clinical psychology and two years of experience as a therapist, working across college counseling, adult assisted living, and private practice settings.

She sees therapy as a road to increasing agency and peacefulness in our lives.

Specialties and Areas of Focus

PopulationsAutistic, ADHD, and AuDHD individuals · Older adults · Trans, queer, and questioning individuals · Religiously engaged (current or former) · People straddling multiple cultures · Parents and caretakers · People living with chronic medical illness · Couples and polycules · Families and other interconnected units · GroupsClinical AreasAnxiety · Depression · Grief and loss · Traits of borderline personality disorder · Stress in relationships · Complex childhoods and family legacies · Exploring gender identity and expression · Exploring sexuality · Non-monogamy and infidelity impacting relationships · Feeling stuck in relationship rolesSpecial InterestsImpact of neurodivergence on self-esteem · Intersection of neurodivergence with race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and unique growing-up experiences · AuDHD experiences · Procrastination · Assessing for neurodivergence when other diagnoses are in the picture · Health At Every Size (HAES) framework

Therapeutic Approach and Modalities

Anna's style is warm and gently challenging — and she tends to share moments of laughter with her patients even when they are talking about the toughest parts of life. Cultural humility, trust, and respect are essential ingredients of her approach. She works collaboratively, supporting patients in discerning their own agenda for therapy.

For Anna, therapy should be a space where patients can lay out and sort through the puzzle pieces of their lives, find language for thoughts or feelings they may never have voiced before, challenge long-held assumptions about themselves, and experiment with new ways of being.

Unique to her work: Anna does not make assumptions about why a patient has come to therapy. Someone may identify as neurodivergent — but that may not be the reason they are seeking support. The same is true for other identities and experiences. In this space, patients decide on the focus of the work.

  • Psychodynamic

  • Relational

  • Family Systems

  • Trauma-informed

  • Antiracist

  • Neurodiversity-affirming

Training and Credentials

Degrees & InstitutionsMA, Mental Health Counseling — Brooklyn College, CUNY
BA, Linguistics — Brown UniversityCertifications & Specialized TrainingAssessment training: ADHD, Autism, and OCD · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) · Harm reduction · Living with suicidality · Managing self-harm

Relevant Past Experience & PublicationsFormer copywriter and editor specializing in psychology relevant to minoritized communities · Early childhood educator (preschool)

Work with Anna. Free 20-minute call