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Anna (Wheatley) Scarbriel
About
Hello and thanks for taking the time to view my profile! I’m a psychologist licensed in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where I was born and raised. I earned my PhD in Counseling Psychology and have worked across a range of clinical, community, and consulting settings. At the heart of my work is a genuine curiosity about people—how we come to understand ourselves, what shapes the way we experience and navigate the world, and what helps us live more authentically.
I approach my work with warmth, curiosity, and respect for the complexity of each person’s story. Whether someone is seeking answers they have wondered about for years or has only recently begun exploring their neurodivergence, I want the assessment process to feel collaborative and genuinely useful. My hope is that you leave with not only greater clarity, but a deeper and more compassionate understanding of yourself.
I was drawn to working with autistic and neurodivergent adults because I have always been interested in the many different ways people experience, process, and make sense of the world. In my work as a psychologist, I have also seen how easily people can be misunderstood when their experiences or ways of functioning do not fit what others expect.
I especially value the opportunity assessment provides to slow down, look beyond assumptions, and understand the whole person. For adults who have spent years wondering why certain things seem to come more easily to others, adapting themselves to fit expectations, or feeling that some part of their experience has gone unexplained, gaining a clearer understanding of their neurotype can be incredibly meaningful. I consider it a privilege to be part of that process of discovery and self-understanding.
My approach is grounded in the belief that understanding someone means seeing the whole person—not simply identifying symptoms or areas of difficulty. I strive to understand both the challenges that bring someone to an evaluation and the strengths, adaptations, interests, identities, and experiences that have helped shape who they are.
As a woman of color and a highly sensitive person (HSP), I also bring an appreciation for the ways our identities, environments, and individual differences can shape how we experience and navigate the world. These aspects of my own identity have contributed to my interest in understanding people within context, including the ways we may learn to adapt, mask, or make ourselves fit environments that were not necessarily designed with our needs in mind.
Rather than approaching neurodivergence as something that needs to be “fixed,” I aim to help clients better understand how their minds work, recognize and build upon their strengths, and identify supports or changes that may make life work better for them. I bring curiosity rather than assumptions to the assessment process and want clients to feel that their own perspective is an important part of understanding the full picture.
