permission to blossom is yours

What would the world be like

if we loved our bodies, could express our authentic selves, and were free to know our power?

welcome, I’m Annica

Annica Quakenbush (she/her), MS, CD(DONA)

Owner & Founder of Sprout & Blossom

Since its creation in 2016, Sprout and Blossom has been about transformation, becoming something new, and journeying together through seasons of change.

In my seven years providing doula support and birth photography, I have been inspired by the way my clients have taken on big life changes and resulting shifts in identity. Along the way, my own identity has also evolved and been redefined. After attending over 100 births and living the on-call life through two pregnancies and births of my own, I’m ready for a big change.

My role at Sprout and Blossom is shifting. I am now working with clients one-on-one (during hours when the sun is shining!) introducing practices that have been metamorphic for me over the last couple of years. This work has changed my life, and I am confident it will change yours too.

Sessions with me are 90 minutes long. Each session involves an intuitive combination of coaching, emotional support, somatic (body-based) practices, guided meditation, and breathwork. You will learn methods that invite deep connection to your body, discovery of your truest self, and beautiful healing. My approach is trauma-informed with a foundational focus on your emotional and mental health.

It matters to me that in my sessions you feel safe, connected, cozy, unrushed, and nourished.

“The space that Annica holds is magical!

One session with Annica helped me face and transform fear that had been living within me for a long time. She is amazingly intuitive, compassionate, and understanding. I’m so grateful for the transformative session I had with her!”
- Lindsey L.

real talk

Are you afraid to explore your deepest desires, your evolving beliefs, and who you are becoming? Are you avoiding or denying when you feel shifts coming because you’re afraid of the disruption that changes will create?

You are not alone.

It is so common to spend precious life energy dancing around the things trying to come through instead of exploring them. We all need a safe space/container where we can explore saying out loud the things that are coming up. It is not until we bring these emerging nudges to light that we can start to determine what they really mean.

Sometimes exploring these nudges results in big unanticipated identity shifts because your relationship to some aspect of your life changes. Maybe the change is related to sexuality, gender, religion, spirituality, beliefs, becoming a parent, marriage, divorce, relationships with family or friends, career, or retirement.

I am here

to encourage you and provide tools for you to explore and discover the truth of who you are and who you are becoming
to offer a safe space to identify and face the blocks and barriers that challenge your flourishing
to journey with you through the grief that so often accompanies transformation and identity shifts
to guide you to access your deep inner knowing and wisdom that will guide you
to connect you with community and systems of support

I am not a counselor or a psychotherapist. Sessions with me work well in combination with other types of counseling/therapy.

my commitment

to myself is to be rooted, radiant, & to allow the power of my heart to be free.

to you is to hold safe space for you, encourage your self-exploration, & support you as you blossom.

session details and pricing

intake & your first session

It’s hard to understand this work until you experience it in your body.

Before your first session, you’ll get a comprehensive intake form to fill out.

At your first session, we will be jumping right into the experiential parts of this work.

Location

Sessions are held in my home office in Grand Rapids, MI. Sessions are also available via a Signal video chat.

packages

Three month and six month packages are available and include two sessions per month and daytime access to me using the Signal messaging app. This kind of work is a journey, and the best thing about committing to a package is that you’re creating space for your transformation.

Session prices and package prices are subject to change at any time. I cannot accept insurance, but I do offer a sliding scale based on financial need. I am also open to bartering. Please contact me for details.