LCSW, 12 years of experience
Welcome! I'm Allison, a LCSW in Northern California. I want to acknowledge your brave first step towards bettering your mental health because, let's be honest -therapy is a empowering yet courageous act to process the areas where we feel stuck in our lives. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore challenges or concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or life transitions. I focus on helping clients develop a deeper sense of self compassion & create stronger boundaries with themselves and those around them that can help improve their quality of life. With gentle support and understanding, therapy can foster healthy ways to cope with one's stress and get to the root of our struggles. Using a compassionate and honest approach, together we can work collaboratively to create positive changes that align with your life's goals. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here whenever you are ready.
In our first session together we will start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you’re facing. Together, we will identify your goals - where you want your life to be a month, six months, a year from now. Then, we'll identify options and strategies you can use to get there. You'll leave the session with a better understanding of what you're facing with an "actions I can take right now" approach. There will always be room for suggestions concerning our work together and ways to adapt to whatever changes may occur.
I can relate to my clients on a level that is authentic and honest. Every treatment modality that I use with my clients, I've studied and practiced myself so I believe in them wholeheartedly because I know it works! My niche is helping folks who are struggling with life's demands, especially parents, who find it challenging with balancing all of the roles they carry. Together, we find a way to make life feel more enjoyable again and start to live more mindfully!
Adults (18+) who are eager to learn about themselves, break old patterns, heal wounds so that they may flourish in their lives.
I’ve been using CPT in my practice for the past few years. It’s helped dozens of clients process their thoughts and find ways to accept their feelings. We’ll use CPT to recognize how your symptoms might be stemming from a conflict between old beliefs about yourself and the world, often derived from childhood, and how they can often keep us stuck and hold us back.
With this approach to talk therapy, we'll focus on building insight into your unconscious thoughts, fears and patterns within the concept of how you view yourself and in your relationships.
ACT is designed to help individuals develop psychological flexibility by accepting their thoughts and feelings rather than attempting to change or eliminate them, and by committing to actions that are in line with their values.