Ally values working with individuals using a person-centered, individualized and nonjudgmental approach to mental health care. She is passionate about mental health care and utilizes a mind-body approach to wellness, regularly acknowledging the role our nervous system holds and how it impacts our emotional health. Ally combines curiosity and compassion to build a supportive environment towards emotional growth and wellbeing. She encourages individuals to find empowerment in their own needs, values, and identity. Ally strives to create a warm environment to be present with the experiences of both the joy and uncomfortable and painful things in life.
Ally has experience working with stress management, substance use, anxiety, depression, family of origin challenges, life transitions, relationships, identity development, young adulthood, and co-occurring disorders. Ally draws on strategies from an attachment-based lens, valuing the ways early-life relationships and experiences shape our view of ourselves, others, and the world around us. In addition, she draws on the following treatment modalities, but not limited to, Polyvagal Theory, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Ally graduated with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bethel University. She is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) and is currently under supervision while working toward Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) licensure. She has experience working in inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder programs and working on a college campus setting.
