She founded the Cincinnati Center for Self Psychology, a training and education center for mental-health professionals. She is an adjunct professor in the Union Institutes graduate psychology program where she teaches classes, supervises and trains graduate psychology students, and participates in doctoral committees. Dr. Paris has practiced psychotherapy for over twenty years, specializing in creativity, trauma, relationships, and parenting. She was trained and mentored in Self Psychology and Intersubjectivity Theory by the internationally known experts Anna Ornstein, MD, and Paul Ornstein, MD. Dr. Paris lives in a house in the woods with her husband, Mike, her son, Alex, and two cats, Katie and Morgan. Her website is www.anneparis.com.