Meet Anastasia

Anastasia Gochnour has enjoyed a nearly thirty-year career as a social worker, supervisor, and psychotherapist. Prior to developing her private practice, she served in a variety of capacities (from street outreach worker to program director) at an innovative harm reduction counseling program for homeless and at-risk youth. This experience was invaluable and shaped her commitment to social justice and her desire pursue advanced training in the field.

Anastasia brought her sense of mission and interest in providing steady staff support to her development of a group practice model designed to meet the specific needs of helping professionals in the early stages of private practice. Incorporating her belief in the curative power of physical space, she established a supportive sharing structure of community among the participants.

Spruce builds on Anastasia’s social justice and psychotherapy experience through her work with individuals and organizations to creatively respond to unmet needs. She is a graduate of Antioch and Hunter Colleges, the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy, the Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy program, the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute, and the Zen Center for Contemplative Care.