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Creative Mind Counseling, LLC

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Creative Mind Counseling, LLC

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    • Home
    • My Values
    • About Allison
    • Services
      • Individual Counseling
      • EMDR
    • FAQ
      • FAQ
      • Consensual Non-Monogamy
    • Contact
    • Client Portal
  • Home
  • My Values
  • About Allison
  • Services
    • Individual Counseling
    • EMDR
  • FAQ
    • FAQ
    • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Contact
  • Client Portal

My Values

In my early professional years, I was asking the question, How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?


–Carl R. Rogers

Human Connection Matters

Thanks to the outdated depiction of therapy in movies and television, 

the thought of psychotherapy evokes an intimidating image:


...a cold office filled with books and hardwood furniture...

...a vulnerable client lying on the couch nervously sharing their darkest secrets...

...and the silent therapist disregarding everything you said just to flatly suggest...

"...But how does that make you feel?"


Yikes.


How does that make me feel...?

I can't help but feel discouraged and frustrated

for anyone who has the courage to seek help and is met with that kind of disconnect.


How's that for some emotional awareness, Freud?


The cooperative working relationship between a client and their therapist, known as the therapeutic alliance, is an incredibly important part of setting the foundation for effective therapeutic work. 


In fact, evidence points to the 

therapeutic relationship as the biggest predictor of success 

in mental health treatment.

My Counseling Philosophy

With over a decade of experience working with trauma survivors in their homes, sometimes through their greatest struggles, I came to deeply appreciate the power of vulnerability and humility, while honing essential skills to support my clients success in achieving their goals. 


The context of our lives lends to internalized messages we carry with us about what is good or bad, right or wrong. I believe internalized negative messages are a part of what prevents us from becoming our authentic, fulfilled selves. Therefore earnest human connections are a necessary foundation for positive change. 

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