Jules Allison (they/them)

My Approach to Helping

Instead of challenging negative beliefs or constantly coping with the emotions and reactions that come with them, or trying to swap them for “positive” thoughts or gratitude-journal your emotions away, we work with the root of where those beliefs and reactions came from. These beliefs and reactions helped you survive, so our work is not about debating them or trying to dress them up with positivity. It is about using a guided, step-by-step process to help your system actually resolve the story and the reactions tied to it, so you no longer have to keep arguing with them or managing the fallout every day. Through EMDR, body-based tools, and parts work, we follow a structured, moment-by-moment process. I guide you through each step so you can stay grounded while your system releases the reactions and beliefs that came from surviving, not from who you are.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I take seriously how systemic forces show up in our lives. We’re not struggling in a vacuum—we’re moving through a world shaped by racism, fatphobia, transphobia, ableism, queerphobia, and class pressure, and all of that deserves space in therapy. I work in a way that honors the communities you come from and acknowledges how the impacts of settler colonialism on your ancestors can show up in your nervous system and sense of safety today. As a queer and gender-expansive person, I’m committed to queer- and trans-affirming care. Because disabled and chronically ill people matter, I’m also COVID-conscious: I only offer telehealth, stay up to date on boosters, mask in crowded spaces, and only meet indoors at length with people who are current. Outside of therapy, I’m an avid cyclist (mountain, gravel, road, sometimes racing), hiker/backpacker, occasional climber, and regular weight lifter. And I love chihuahuas—lord, I love chihuahuas (my dog Buffy may make the occasional appearance).