My work has mostly revolved around individuals and families coping with major life changes. Grief and loss can come in many forms - divorce, death, loss of a job, rejection from peers, etc. In the past, I have worked in hospital, inpatient hospice, home hospice, and palliative care settings. Today, I see patients at bedside, in the home, and with patients transitioning to different phases in their life journey. Aside from working with the patients themselves, I embrace strong family communication and problem solving. When parents need a higher level of care, caregivers often feel overwhelmed, ashamed, and dealing with many tasks to have the patient moved to a safer environment. I strive when helping these families utilize the benefits of their communities along with evidence based practice to obtain gains in regards to psychiatric symptomology.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Your first session with me will include a history of your past medical and psychiatric treatment. This can all be submitted online. Then, we will focus on what brings you in for therapy. The first session may feel overwhelming. A lot of the session is for me to get a better grasp as to your situation. I ask many questions and may move through them quickly to pinpoint the issue. Afterwards, we discuss the general impression I've received, ensure that we're "on the same page" as to the history and then formulate a plan with a goal of making functional improvements in your psychosocial wellbeing and to build coping skills tailored to fit your unique situation.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I feel my greatest strengths are my ability to drill down to root causes of pain and suffering. I am compassionate, empathetic, and and through my background, I have a deep knowledge of programs and services available to those in need throughout the state.
About Alex Allen
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Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I primarily provide care both during and after major life changes. I recognize the the feelings of loss. can I have in our lives and the need too process it to move forward in life. These losses are not always the traditional loss of another human, but also the grief of a diagnosis, the loss of a child, a severe diagnosis with an uncertain prognosis, changing schools, etc. Many of the concepts used in the human grief process can be modulated to fit the needs of the patient and it's our job together to find ways to express grief positively and move forward from a loss. I have worked in hospital, inpatient hospice, home hospice, and palliative care settings. Additionally, I have worked as a geriatric psychotherapist covering multiple nursing homes.
Strength-Based
I believe in identifying a clients needs and then looking inward at the patient to identify strengths which can help overcome difficult tasks and uncomfortable settings. I approach all patients with unconditional positive regard with a humanistic perspective.
Psychoeducation
I have a strong belief that education is an important piece of a positive therapeutic relationship. Education is meant to challenge negative internal narratives and help identify ways in which the skills learned in psychotherapy can be used in real life situations.
Existential
I work with clients who have recently had a major life change through existential psychotherapy. I lean on the works Erikson's psychosocial stages and help people to resolve internal conflicts.