Anna Grauerholz grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and Osaka, Japan. After graduating with a degree in music from Willamette University in Oregon, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines where she worked in the youth and community development sector. Anna received her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She has over 18 years of experience of working in community mental health organizations in Chicago and Los Angeles. 

Anna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. She received an endorsement from the California Center for Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health as an Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist (IFECMHS) and a Perinatal Mental Health certification (PMH-C) from Postpartum Support International. Anna has been working at Masada Community Mental Health Services in Southern California for 9 years, where she is currently Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Clinical Supervisor. She is responsible for program implementation and training of Family Centered Treatment (FCT) at Masada. Anna lives in Torrance, CA, with her husband, 3 daughters, and their dog.