I take an integrative approach to therapy with an emphasis on a client-centered approach to build rapport and meet the needs of my clients. I specialize in working with trauma survivors, anxiety disorders, and relationship-based issues.

Are you feeling depressed, overwhelmed, or unsatisfied with your life or relationships? Do you need someone to listen and understand you? I have a passion for helping others achieve more fulfillment and balance in their lives. I primarily work with adults, couples, and adolescents, and use warmth and empathy to help address each unique individual's needs. My approach is integrative and holistic, combining traditional psychotherapy with mind-body techniques. This blended perspective helps people discover and unlock negative thoughts and patterns of the past, allowing them to focus on the present, feel more fulfilled, and achieve their goals for the future. I use mindfulness techniques to help individuals make more intuitive and authentic choices in their lives.

Living life to its fullest is easier said than done. What are the obstacles in your way? Are you facing challenges of the human condition? If you are seeking a more authentic state of being and willing to engage in self-exploration, I am experienced in expediting the process of helping you to achieve your personal goals. Therapeutic exploration will identify problem areas creating limitations, teach you how to build on your strengths, overcome weaknesses, improve your ability to assert yourself, enhance your potential to make better choices, aim to restore balance and improve the overall quality of your life. Whether you are attempting to alter unproductive patterns, destructive thoughts and behaviors, or alleviating overwhelming feelings you will find that therapy can assist you. I can help you move forward by learning new and alternative ways of coping and thus, reclaim increased enjoyment and success. I work with adolescents, adults and elders. Additionally, I have extensive experience with couples counseling, premarital counseling, complex family issues, work related issues, professional and personal mediation, career planning and executive coaching. I bring a compassionate approach and a guiding spirit that facilitates moving towards a healthier state of being. My eclectic and individually focused approach is drawn from my graduate education, life experiences and other professional training. I have traveled worldwide, developing an appreciation for diverse cultures, faiths, and alternative lifestyles. My clients come from all walks of life. I welcome and appreciate the opportunity to work with you while providing expertise, warmth, and understanding in a safe, explorative environment.

Each of our lives is a journey toward growth and meaning. It is inevitable that we will run into obstacles along the way. I see myself as a guide on the road who can assist you in figuring out how to best navigate and learn from the challenges you face. I will be active in engaging you in this process by listening to your individual story, supporting your life goals and dreams, and challenging you with new options when you are conflicted, stuck, or confused. My hope is that through our relationship, you can know yourself better and take action that is right for your particular path.

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Hi, my name is Allison. I've been a therapist for thirty years, working with individuals and teens who have experienced trauma. I specialize in attachment, complex developmental trauma, and relationship challenges. I work with individuals who have been exposed to early or chronic trauma, violence, neglect, abandonment, and attachment disruptions. These experiences can create challenging or disabling behavioral patterns affecting the body, heart, and mind. Complex trauma related to grief, loss, neglect, abuse, and abandonment can make individuals or parents feel overwhelmed, easily triggered, and chronically anxious or depressed. Learning effective strategies to create a healing path for your life and journey is always possible. We cannot shame ourselves into change! Seeking help is one of the bravest things we can do for ourselves. Breaking the pattern of intergenerational trauma allows us to become who we were truly meant to be ... our most authentic self.

I provide an environment that through support and understanding will motivate significant and positive change in your life. Through honest feedback and discussion, you will acquire the tools necessary to achieve a more positive and fulfilling way of relating to the world around you. There are times in all of our lives when we experience challenges and transitions. While these challenges can be stressful and overwhelming, I believe they also present an opportunity for personal growth and change.

Practical, non-judgemental, with a goal of moving forward. Are you a struggling couple or individual, feeling stuck and emotionally tired? Are you a couple or individual ready for the next step in your relationship or in life!? I bring a variety of skills and compassion and experience to the room. I aim to help you feel stronger, calmer, and regain a sense of hope for your future, for your relationship, for happiness. I have two main areas of focus: Relationship skills and emotion regulation. For couples, I have been certified in the couples program Mastering The Mysteries of Love. For individuals and their families I have been intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, helpful for those struggling with emotional regulation, relationship, and impulse control problems. I work from a goal oriented approach, looking at short term and long term goals, and keeping the focus on solvable issues, or assisting in finding acceptance. I worked in a psychiatric setting for 15 years, and managed the clinical team for 8. I have had a private practice since 2004. I have worked in a corporate setting as a quality coach and management trainer helping businesses and school organizations change for the better.

Engaging in therapy can be rewarding albiet difficult work! This is why finding the right therapist for you is vital. I view therapy as a collaborative process that grows out of a trusting, caring relationship where you can begin to explore your deep concerns and problems, as you move toward becoming the person you long to be. I believe the process of therapy plays out different for each person, as we are all unique beings with various needs, desires, and histories. Being a therapist is a privilege and honor. I have deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual, and often find that people experience healing through increased self-understanding, experiencing safety and openness in the therapy relationship, and mobilizing supportive social networks. If you are ready, you can experience change! I can help you in your journey toward a more satisfying life through relieving symptoms, identifying your personal and community strengths, and walking alongside you as we deeply explore your values, thoughts, and feelings.

I enjoy working with clients struggling with the challenges of interpersonal relationships and the daily and often overwhelming realities of everyday life, career, and family. I typically provide the best support for clients who want to have a collaborative relationship with their therapist. I provide a safe space for clients to heal and support them as needed through recognized therapeutic interventions and appropriate community and/or professional referrals. My clinical experience includes a wide variety of subject matter areas including: relationship and intimate partner violence, anger management and power and control issues, substance use and addiction, trauma, military service, anxiety and depression, career, relationship and life transitions, aging in place, individuation, adulting and launching, and emotional regulation. I am also the Executive Director of New Beginnings Counseling Center. Prior to pursuing psychotherapy, I worked for 15 years as a successful producer and executive in the entertainment industry and therefore have a unique ability to understand issues that entertainment professionals encounter.

My client-centered and reality-based approach is reflective of my interpersonal style which embraces humor, candor, and relatability. My goal is always to help each person achieve the goals they've identified for themselves. Sometimes people come in unhappy and dissatisfied with their lives but can't articulate what's "wrong". In those cases, we work together to get to the root of their troubles so our goals for therapy can become clearer and we can work towards real solutions. I affirm everyone's ability to change his or her life in a positive way. By utilizing a few time-tested treatment models and integrating them according to each persons' needs, we can find a rhythm and process that really works. Motivation, support, guidance, compassion, honesty, and empowerment are things people can expect to receive from me in the therapeutic process because those are the things I would want for myself!

My approach is very interactive. I believe that open communication between client and therapist is number one. I believe that in order to be an effective therapist there needs to be communication and feedback from all parties involved. I believe in utilizing techniques that empower the clients instead of enabling them. This I have found to be paramount to their success. Although my area of speciality is with children and families, I have extensive experience working with adults and couples I am a short term results oriented therapist who believes in the fact that most clients are the most motivated and achieve the greatest success within the first 6 months or less of counseling. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I am sorry for what you are going through, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you andor your family during this difficult time.