Allison Batty-Capps (she/her)

EMDR

I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), an evidence-based trauma therapy that helps the brain and nervous system process distressing experiences. My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system safety. I integrate EMDR with mindfulness, somatic awareness, attachment-focused work, and emotional regulation tools to support healing, resilience, self-awareness, and lasting change in a safe, non-judgmental space.

Depth Therapy

Through the use of expressive arts, dream interpretation, and shamanic journeying, I assist clients in understanding the metaphors and symbols present for them. This way of working assists individuals in connecting their unconscious thoughts, desires, and blocks into their conscious mind so they gain a better understanding of who they are. It also assists them in experiencing the numinous which leads to a deeper connection to Self and others.

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

I incorporate somatic approaches that help clients reconnect with the wisdom of the body and nervous system. Somatic work supports healing by increasing awareness of physical sensations, stress responses, emotions, and patterns held in the body. My approach is trauma-informed, compassionate, and grounded in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and body awareness, helping clients build greater safety, emotional resilience, self-awareness, and connection to themselves.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to help clients compassionately understand and connect with different “parts” of themselves, such as the inner critic, wounded inner child, protectors, or survival responses. My approach is trauma-informed, non-pathologizing, and grounded in self-awareness, nervous system safety, and self-compassion. IFS supports healing by helping clients build a more connected, curious, and compassionate relationship with their inner world.

Anxiety

Many of us have experienced difficulty things and/or have current life stressors. Anxiety symptoms are the bodies natural defense mechanism. I work with individuals to help them understand what their body is communicating and how to develop coping skills to decrease the symptoms of anxiety. Neuroscience has shown that mindfulness and somatic practices are excellent ways of treating anxiety. I also utilize a combination of internal family systems theory, Jungian archetypal psychology and reiki

Chronic Pain or Illness

It can be challenging living with chronic pain or illness. There is hope in the current neuroscience research that show that somatic practices like yoga, breath work, reiki and meditation can decrease pain receptor activation, as well as shift your relationship with your pain so it is more manageable.

Spirituality

I assist individuals in develop personal spiritual practices using reiki, mindfulness, active imagination (or journeying) meditation and yoga to help you feel more centered, grounded and have a personal relationship with the spirit world, including your own spirit team and higher self. The neuroscience research on these practices shows that they also decrease mental health symptoms, as well as providing many benefits for physical health.