I'm Allison, a relational therapist for adults who are ready to go beyond coping skills: to notice the patterns that keep showing up, understand where they started, and begin to trust their own voice. We follow what matters most to you that week, not a worksheet.
Conversational, creative, and Queer-affirming.
Change requires trust, and we’ll build it together over time. There’s space to show up exactly as you are, not as you think you should be.
You don’t have to be artistic. Art is a personal language, not a skill; it’s another way to explore, process, and see yourself from a new angle.
Your identity, your relationships, and the way you love are met with respect and genuine understanding, never as something you have to explain.
I work with adults across Oregon: many of them Queer and non-monogamous like me, or simply used to being the one who holds it together for everyone else. You won't have to explain the basics of your life, translate your relationships, or defend how you love.
Sound like you? Let's talk.
Book a consultationEverything I offer happens by secure video.
Therapy is for adults located in Oregon.
Sessions are $220 · In network with BCBS Regence · Rates & FAQ →
A conversation that goes somewhere: 55 minutes by video, from wherever you feel most at ease. Some weeks we untangle a single exchange; others we zoom out and notice what keeps coming back. Grounded in an understanding of trauma and paced to your actual life.
Formal art therapy from a Registered Art Therapist, adapted for telehealth. Woven into our regular sessions or offered as a dedicated extended session. What is art therapy?
A structured, well-researched way to work through trauma and the beliefs it leaves behind. We weave it into our work together, either within regular sessions or in a dedicated extended session. What is EMDR?
“You will usually discover that the creative process itself is truly the most healing part of any art therapy experience.”
Cathy Malchiodi, The Art Therapy Sourcebook
Registered Art Therapist · Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · Licensed Professional Counselor
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I became a therapist because being human is genuinely hard, and we aren’t meant to do it alone. In a world that can feel lonely and individualized, the right relationship can help you feel believed in, and confident enough to grow, change, and evolve.
My work is relational and conversational: less script, more two people exploring the nuances of your life together in a way that shifts with what you need. I’ll challenge how you see things, help you make meaning of your world, and yes, there’s room for humor too. Not every session has to be the hardest one.
Therapy with me isn’t just nodding and validating.
We’ll shape the work as we go, drawing from talk therapy, art therapy, EMDR, attachment and parts work, and whatever else serves you best. I bring a progressive, intersectional lens to how I understand mental health, people, and the world. As a Queer therapist, I have a soft spot for those whose lives don’t fit a standard template. In practice, that means a sex-positive, kink-affirming, body-positive space, where disability and social justice are part of how we understand mental health, not a footnote to it.
A personal note
I’m a Queer, Jewish, cisgender woman, pretty femme, and non-monogamous myself, so a lot of who I am isn’t visible at first glance. I know what it’s like to decide how much of yourself to show, and to whom. So here, the whole of you is welcome, not just the parts that feel safe to show. You don’t have to perform a version of yourself, and I won’t perform one for you.
I’m also White, and I’m committed to ongoing learning about racism, colonialism, and oppression. These systems can be as hidden as parts of who we are, yet they shape how each of us comes to see ourselves. In our work, they’re worth naming, and it’s never your job to teach me about them.
I won’t always rush to soothe you; sometimes the growth is in learning to hold the discomfort together. My job isn’t to hand you answers; it’s to help you find your own. It’s real work, and it can still be surprisingly joyful.
And if you're a therapist yourself: you're welcome here as a person first. The clinician in you can wait outside.
Reaching out is often the hardest part. When you're ready, I'd be glad to hear from you.
