“My desire to pursue social work started at a very young age. My mother has been a teacher my whole life, and she dedicated her services to various underserved populations of students, including children facing poverty, teen parents, and children with various physical and intellectual abilities. Through this foundation, I have developed a passion for creating space for my clients that feels safe, encouraging and empathetic, and where we can work alongside each other to grain new insight and achieve lasting growth.”
Alison strives to provide a strength-based approach to therapy focused on the development of rapport, while providing educational and therapeutic services to equip her clients to effectively address concerns and find healthy ways to progress toward their goals. Through sessions, clients and families may gain valuable insights into their thoughts and behaviors, developing effective coping strategies for managing stress or anxiety, improving skills to have better relationships, building self-compassion and acceptance, making behavioral changes, and enhancing problem-solving.
Alison is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Family Counseling, Dialectical Behavioral Informed Therapy, Mindfulness, Behavioral Interventions and Psychoeducation.
Alison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Western Michigan University and her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work at Michigan State University. Alison currently serves as an outpatient therapist at Southwest Clinic. Her previous experience includes homebased therapy, residential treatment for adults with persistent mental health concerns, and children in the foster care system. Alison also has experience as a clinical supervisor, ensuring ethical practices were present with providing support and structure to children and families.
