Meet Anyea Anderson, LCSW | Social Worker/Therapist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Anyea Anderson, LCSW and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Anyea, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I went into the field of Social Work because I enjoy helping others and supporting them in their effort to make positive changes in their life, specifically their mental and emotional wellbeing. I started Anderson Consulting and Counseling Services in 2016 as way to not have to work a part-time job, to be completely honest. I’m a single mother and when I initially came out of Grad school 10 years ago the starting salary for Social Workers was not great in the private and public sector. I wanted the flexibility of earning money while still being able to spend time with my daughter and be present. So I became certified in Anger management and offered anger management classes for people that had to complete the course as a stipulation of their probation or legal issues through Anderson Consulting and counseling services. After doing that for a couple of months to a year I felt that I wanted to work with a different client base. I wanted to service clients that actually wanted to do the work and make changes not clients who came because they were court ordered, so I acquired a contract with a local psychiatrist providing therapeutic services to his clients exclusively. And because I have a passion for helping individuals meet their personal goal of mental and emotional wellbeing I decided to expand and go beyond the office four walls, I wanted to offer my services to everyday people like myself, people who work but also go through ups and downs in life. So I set out to target women who attended the empowerment brunches/ social brunches and that is how the brand PopNTalk was born. Because back in 2017/2018 mental health was not as “trendy” or popular so I created PopNTalk, you pop up and we talk about it, similar to Pop-up-Shops. So in short my thought process behind PopNTalk was creating a safe space where people can discuss how their emotional and mental wellbeing was being affected by their career choices, their life situations, or building their brand/business.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
After coming up with a brand name that was more appealing to the public at the time. I started creating products that targeted emotional and mental wellbeing without you having to come to the office. I published The Glow Up Recovery plan a self help book that teaches women how to pour back into themselves by completing different exercises such as learning to forgive, identifying when you need a break, how to identify negative and positive people in your life, how to ask for help, how to identify who you can ask for help, how music affects your emotions and so much more. I also created two card games, each deck of cards have 101 conversational starters. These games focus on increasing positive communication about topics we usually don’t discuss until a situation occurs in life or in a relationship. The questions cover topics such as finance, relationships, religion, sex, kids, family, and so much more. All my products can be found on my website www.popntalk.com and my self-help book can be found on Amazon as well. Be on the look out for three additional games that will be added in 2024, one game especially for mothers and daughters.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would definitely go to the beltline as there is a host of places you can visit on one strip, my favorites are pour and the James Room. During the week I would hit the rooftop at Spaceman which is a perfect place to get drinks after work on a Wednesday. If you want to relax and unwind I would go to Perspire for a nice private sauna or Woodhouse Spa. And right now my go to place to eat would be The Coalition located in Alpharetta.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I like to first give credit to God because without him I am nothing. I want to thank both my parents who both worked in the social service/helping field majority of my life they were the perfect example for me and II can always go to them for personal and professional questions. Thank you to the Dean of my department at my undergrad Lincoln University who helped me formulate a professional goal plan seventeen years ago, to see all that we discussed come into fruition has been an amazing journey. Everything she said I would accomplish or spoke into me came to be, not in my timing but in God’s timing. I want to thank my daughter because she motivates me everyday to get up and go get everything that I dream of accomplishing. I strive to be her first example that through hard work and determination you can accomplish anything you put your mind to

Website: www.popntalk.com

Instagram: popntalk

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