ABOUT ANN

Ann Scott Dumas, MSW,
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Education
Masters in Social Work, University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College

History
I have spent more than forty years cultivating wholeness in myself and others.

In addition to my formal education, I've travelled extensively, lived in Jerusalem doing independent research on women within Judaism, and spent the better part of a year living in a monastic yogic setting in India. After completing graduate school, I teamed up with artists and activists, leading empowerment groups for personal and social change. I worked within community mental health centers, with women and children, and gay men and lesbians. I offered phone counseling through an employee assistance program to seven thousand employees, on issues ranging from workplace dynamics to personal and family wellbeing.

Since 2001, my full-time private practice with my husband, (who retired in 2021), has supported individuals and couples seeking deeper fulfillment. I am most excited about how we enhance and integrate experience on all levels, from the physical through the meta-physical.

Personally, I am nourished by free-flowing conversation with family and friends; daily rambles with our dog through the river gorge, and restorative time at our prairie home; singing, dancing, and improvisation; and many decades of yoga, and meditation. I practice to embody the inspiration I've received, and dedicate myself to helping others flourish.