Hello, I am Allyson! Do you feel the heaviness of the world and want to quit? Do you beat yourself up when you do not accomplish your goals? Do you lack meaningful relationships? Do you struggle to find happiness? Are you confused about your purpose in life? I empower individuals to live their best life and teach people to cope with their mental health challenges or life stressors. We can work collaboratively to identify destructive behaviors and negative thought patterns that are blocking you from living the life you truly desire. I utilize brain-based therapies which help heal the core wound and reduce symptoms. Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationships, burnout, work-related stress, betrayal, or dealing with racial injustices we can find various therapy techniques that can be tailored to your personal needs. I am a trauma-informed, Brainspotting and EMDR-trained, and a culturally-sensitive therapist that cultivates an environment of compassion. I want clients to feel safe, heard, and validated. No one deserves to feel hopeless, alone, or abused. Healing is not meant to be done alone. I am a firm believer that with just a little bit of hope and persistence, growth is possible! I am here to support your healing journey.
In the first session, I will gather a client's history, medical information, and list of symptoms. We will also begin discussing future therapy goals. We can also spend time getting know each other to see if we are a right fit. If we are not a good match, I can assist in putting a referral with another therapist or specialist that can meet your needs.
My biggest strengths are my ability to build trust with clients, while providing compassion, and empathy.
I enjoy working with clients that are reflective and are motivated to start their path towards growth and healing. I enjoy working with adults and provide individual therapy. I specialize in mental health, addiction, PTSD, trauma, and complex PTSD. I am also passionate about teaching romantic attachment styles, psychoeducation on mental health illness, answering questions about symptoms, discussing personality disorders, and clients that would like to learn about self-care or coping tools.
We have all gone through some type of emotional pain that has changed our perspectives and impacted how we behave in the world. Painful experiences can cause traumatic memories that create mild to severe symptoms. Brainspotting is a therapeutic tool utilized to help desensitize disturbing memories to reduce symptoms that occur today. Brainspotting can help reduce symptoms and improve emotional regulation skills. I have used Brainspotting to help clients with depression, anxiety, panic disorder, rape, sexual assaults, domestic violence, grief of a loved one passing, flashbacks, fears/phobia, sexual issues, disturbances due to natural disaster, and the pain of witnessing violence. The beauty about Brainspotting is that an individual does not need to endure a traumatic event to use this tool. I have also helped clients with work performance, fear of public speaking, emotional pain from cheating or infidelity, experiencing car accidents, sport performance, test anxiety, low self-esteem, obsessive thoughts, intrusive thoughts, racial injustices, anger, and negative core beliefs.