Clinical Method Framework · Annie Wright, LMFT
The Both/And Framework
Annie’s signature reframe: ‘[Survival strategy] was brilliant AND it is now costing you.’ Holds two truths without collapse.
Annie’s signature reframe: ‘[Survival strategy] was brilliant AND it is now costing you.’ Holds two truths without collapse.
How The Both/And Framework Works
The Both/And Framework is one of Annie’s core clinical tools, applied in session and in coursework. It’s designed to translate, distinguish, or regulate where most frameworks generalize.
- The formula. ‘[Survival strategy] was [brilliant / wise / understandable] AND it is now [costing you / keeping you stuck / limiting you].’
- Why both. because either alone is incomplete. The strategy was real intelligence under real conditions. AND the conditions have changed.
- What this defeats. the binary that splits driven women between self-blame and self-pity. Both/And holds both truths without collapse.
Who The Both/And Framework Serves
driven women working with the proverbial house of life. Specifically, leaders, physicians, entrepreneurs, executives, and the women who have built impressive external lives but feel a heaviness internally.
Where The Both/And Framework Lives
The Both/And Framework appears in the following places in Annie’s clinical work:
- Individual therapy with Annie
- Executive coaching with Annie
- Annie’s forthcoming book, The Everything Years (W.W. Norton, 2027)
Citation
If you reference this framework in your work, please cite as:
Wright, Annie. (2026). The Both/And Framework. Annie Wright, LMFT. Retrieved from https://anniewright.com/both-and-framework/
