Anna Governale

Anna Governale, LMFT, completed her undergraduate degrees in psychology and religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002. She subsequently began working in the mental health field as a mental health worker at a residential treatment center for eating disorders, where she worked for 5 years, while acquiring her master’s degree in clinical psychology. Anna completed her Master’s Program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. After graduating, Anna began working at a community services agency, serving underprivileged communities in the inner cities of Los Angeles, providing in home services to children, adolescents and families. After gaining experience working with this diverse population for 3 1/2 years, Ms. Governale realized that working with eating disorders was her true calling and something she was genuinely passionate about. Anna began working for Reasons in May of 2011 as a program therapist, and has also served as interim program manager for the partial and intensive outpatient programs, Program Director for Reasons IP, PHP and IOP Programs. She is currently the Program Manager for Reasons Hancock Park Residential Program, and Director of Training for all of the Reasons EDC programs. She has a small private practice in Pasadena. She is DBT and TRM trained, and pulls from a variety of therapeutic modalities in her work with patients/clients to assist them in their journey to wholeness and healing.