Ann Shields

Ann Shields is a licensed psychologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University's Department of Psychiatry. She also has served as faculty in clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Michigan.

Her office is in downtown Ann Arbor, across from the Kerrytown farmer's market, and she is available for telehealth sessions both locally and across the state.

She works with adults, young adults, and couples around a variety of issues -- anxiety that interferes with everyday life and coping; depression that undermines a sense of motivation, purpose and meaning; and grief over losses both recent and past. She also has advanced training in couples therapy and works with individuals and couples around relationship challenges. In her therapy and coaching practices, she helps people navigate challenging life transitions (early parenthood, separation / divorce, empty nesting, creative retirement).

Dr. Shields also specializes in reproductive health (infertility, pregnancy loss) and she is a consulting psychologist to reproductive practices in the state. She also has trained as a creativity coach and enjoys working with people who may be struggling with their own creative process or who may be interested in using creativity as a conduit for for self awareness and change.

Her approach is flexible, interactive, conversational and solution oriented. She draws on a variety of perspectives -- integrating mindfulness practice, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment strategies, while also exploring the legacies of early experiences through attachment and insight-oriented work. She strives to tailor a therapeutic relationship that is maximally beneficial to each individual client.