Kathi-Ann Busha

Kathi-Ann Busha, LCMHC, is a clinical mental health counselor licensed in Utah with six years of practice. She has worked with children, teens, and families and has supported people addressing long-term depression, persistent anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, family conflict, and transitions into adulthood. Her background includes EMDR training and work with individuals who have experienced sexual abuse and sexual trauma.

Her approach centers on open conversation and helping people reconceptualize the stories they tell about their lives. She combines Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with narrative methods to shift meaning without altering facts. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive strategies, mindfulness practices, and internal systems work to teach practical skills for everyday distress and whole-body wellness.

Busha includes attention to neurodiversity and related concerns, noting experience with ADHD and people on the autism spectrum. Additional focus areas listed in her practice include body image, codependency, family of origin issues, parenting and family problems, eating and food-related concerns, anger, and midlife adjustment. Her style is conversational and skills-oriented, aiming to help people develop new ways of managing symptoms and making sense of their experiences.