Dr. Ann Marie Semich

Dr. Ann Marie Semich, PhD, is a licensed therapist in Jupiter, Florida, known mainly for Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. She directs a group practice of 10 therapists, and she currently takes new clients online, in Florida and California.

Approach

Semich holds a doctorate in health psychology and a master’s in counselling psychology. She is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in Florida and California and as a mental health counsellor in Florida. She took up IFS in 2013 after a retreat with its founder, Richard Schwartz, has completed all three training levels and is a certified IFS therapist and approved clinical consultant, assisting at IFS Institute trainings since 2016. She also uses EMDR, CBT and mindfulness-based therapy, has taught yoga as a registered teacher since 1997 and has published research on yoga and mindfulness.

Who it is for

Her own focus is anxiety, trauma, depression and loss, and she often sees people who have had counselling before without finding relief. The wider practice also works with couples, children and teenagers, and she supervises trained IFS therapists working towards certification.

Practical details

Her sessions last 50 minutes and cost $240; fees across the group run from $100 to $240. The practice does not take insurance but issues superbills for out-of-network claims. Payment is due at each session, and cancellations need 24 hours’ notice. New clients call the office, where an assistant checks availability and sends the forms, and the first session is spent getting to know each other and agreeing a plan.