About The Practice
Emerge Calm is a small, private therapy practice that serves helping and human service professionals, while also providing evaluation and forensic services. The practice began operations in 2024. Emerge Calm operates virtually in Mississippi and Massachusetts and has capacity to offer services at the client’s location, across Southern Mississippi. Currently, the practice serves primarily self-pay clients, with limited insurance-based options and reduced fee service options available for non-profit and government employees.
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Dr. Annabelle Frazier owns and manages the practice. Dr. Frazier brings a decade of experience as a Massachusetts human service provider, and most recently, as Social Service Director for the state’s public defender agency. She is currently an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.
Mission
Emerge Calm exists to support helping professionals in repairing and rebuilding what chronic stress, relentless demands, and hostile systems have broken – restoring the clarity, health, and connection you need to live a full, meaningful life.
Therapeutic Approach
Therapy, supervision, and consultation at Emerge Calm are action-oriented, present-focused, and trauma-sensitive. Work begins with concrete, current problems rather than exhaustive past excavation. The focus is clarifying priorities, building skills, and implementing practical changes within your real capacities and context.
This means:
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Action-Oriented: Concrete strategies for boundaries, regulation, communication, and workflow that you can use immediately to improve your situation.
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Present-Focused: Addressing today’s stressors and tomorrow’s goals, not endless origin stories.
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Trauma-Sensitive: Recognizing nervous-system impact of chronic exposure, with tools and techniques designed to reduce stress activation.
Confidentiality and Privacy Standards
Confidentiality at Emerge Calm is paramount, especially for helping professionals concerned about professional repercussions. Communications are protected under the strictest applicable standards across Mississippi and Massachusetts, upholding counselor-client privilege equivalent to attorney-client privilege wherever possible. This framework ensures professionals can engage openly, knowing their professional standing is protected.
Privacy Protections & Safeguards
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Contact Confidentiality: therapy, supervision, and consultation services are confidential and private. Your engagement in services is not disclosed to anyone unless required by a court order, or with your permission.
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Content Confidentiality: therapy, supervision, and consultation services are provided by HIPAA-secure means, with business associate agreement organizations agreements in place. Session details remain private; no records shared without written consent.
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Attorney-Specific Considerations: For attorney clients or referrals, discussions respect ABA Model Rules (1.6 confidentiality) and work-product doctrine; therapy notes are not discoverable absent waiver. Counselors maintain privilege against subpoenas unless court ordered
Documentation Practices
Counseling and consultation records focus on describing the services provided, along with basic information on clinical risks and areas of concern. These records never include verbatim quotes. Sessions are not recorded nor transcribed, and no AI is ever allowed access to session content. Therapy records are stored securely, in an Electronic Health Record System (Sessions Health). Superbills for reimbursement may omit diagnostic information when requested.
