Allison Strausberg (she/they)

EMDR

I provide Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR. SAFE EMDR harnesses the brain and nervous system’s natural healing process to make sense of the past and the present, release old negative beliefs, and to alleviate symptoms. EMDR is unique in that is does not require discussing details of distressing events in order to be effective. SAFE EMDR is effective for a wide range of challenges including trauma, anxiety, depression, and complex grief.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

I am an IFS-informed therapist and integrate the principles of IFS throughout each therapy session. IFS understands each of us as comprised of protective and wounded parts, with a centered Self at our core. Through relating to protective and wounded parts from Self, rather than pathologizing them, IFS offers tools for healing and transforming the way you relate to yourself and others.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

I help my clients build skills in the four pillars of DBT: distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is a mindfulness-based approach that emphasizes understanding and acceptance of difficult thoughts and emotions while cultivating psychological flexibility and encouraging you to commit to new actions that align with your values.

Emotionally Focused

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an experiential approach that draws primarily from attachment science to facilitate relational healing and foster secure connections with self and others. With EFT, I will help you and your partner identify the patterns and cycles that create distress and transform them into opportunities for deeper understanding and connection, resulting in a more joyful and satisfying relationship.

Self-Esteem

I utilize a variety of modalities, especially Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help folks better understand and address the underlying causes of low-self esteem. I also support folks to build skills in identifying and expressing needs and boundaries across relationships and settings.

Relationship / Marriage Issues

I help couples break out of dysfunctional cycles and move into more intentional, compassionate, and connected ways of interacting. I will work with you to identify your unique strengths and challenges, and create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can both feel heard and understood. I will teach concrete skills and use experiential methods to help you expand and shift your emotional responses to each other to cultivate more joy, satisfaction, and intimacy.

PTSD

I am trained in Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR. This approach integrates the evidence-based models of EMDR, somatic therapies, mindfulness, neurobiological regulation models, and attachment theory.

Anxiety

I utilize various evidence-based modalities to help my clients learn to work with emotions and the body so that they can better understand underlying needs and discern when the past might be interrupting the present in order to cultivate deeper understanding, grounded decision-making, and emotional resilience.

Gender Identity

I am a nonbinary therapist and have training and experience in working with gender expansive folks to relieve symptoms of gender dysphoria through identity exploration, psychoeducation, support accessing gender affirming care, and treatment of co-occurring mental health concerns.