I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a doctoral degree in counseling psychology. I have been licensed for twenty-three years. My theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); however, I also draw on solution-focused and humanistic theories, as well as psychodynamic and holistic approaches in therapy. I work primarily with depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), and trauma.

Hi, my name is Allison. I've been a therapist for thirty years, working with individuals and teens who have experienced trauma. I specialize in attachment, complex developmental trauma, and relationship challenges. I work with individuals who have been exposed to early or chronic trauma, violence, neglect, abandonment, and attachment disruptions. These experiences can create challenging or disabling behavioral patterns affecting the body, heart, and mind. Complex trauma related to grief, loss, neglect, abuse, and abandonment can make individuals or parents feel overwhelmed, easily triggered, and chronically anxious or depressed. Learning effective strategies to create a healing path for your life and journey is always possible. We cannot shame ourselves into change! Seeking help is one of the bravest things we can do for ourselves. Breaking the pattern of intergenerational trauma allows us to become who we were truly meant to be ... our most authentic self.

If you’ve landed here, you’re likely feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or just ready for something to shift, even if you can’t name exactly what yet. Maybe you’ve been carrying things silently for a long time, holding space for others but rarely for yourself. Maybe you’re navigating grief, trauma, or a deep sense of disconnection from your roots or identity. I want you to know you don’t have to go through it alone. As your therapist, I show up with presence, compassion, and curiosity. My approach is relational and collaborative; we move at your pace. I draw from trauma-informed, somatic, and culturally rooted practices that honor both your personal and generational story. I work with folks who are navigating life transitions, loss, identity, burnout, and the impact of trauma on mind, body, and spirit. Together, we’ll build a space where your pain can be held gently, your voice can grow stronger, and your healing can take root. I believe in the power of storytelling, ancestral wisdom, and inner resilience, and I’m here to walk alongside you on this journey.

Imagine waking up and realizing anxiety is no longer controlling your day. The constant worry has quieted. The emotional pain feels lighter. The memories that once triggered overwhelming fear no longer have the same hold on you. Imagine feeling more confident in your relationships, more connected to yourself, and finally experiencing a sense of peace you’ve been searching for. If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges, you may feel exhausted from carrying the weight of it all on your own. Perhaps you’ve spent years trying to push through the pain, wondering why things haven’t gotten better despite your best efforts. You don’t have to keep facing these struggles alone. I believe healing is possible, and my goal is to help you move from surviving to truly thriving. I provide a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can openly share your experiences, process difficult emotions, and begin creating the life you want for yourself. As a bilingual therapist fluent in both English and Spanish, I’m passionate about helping people from diverse backgrounds feel understood, supported, and empowered throughout their healing journey. Whether you’re struggling with the effects of childhood trauma, navigating a difficult life transition, coping with loss, managing anxiety, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, I’m here to walk alongside you every step of the way. My approach is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely seen and heard. Together, we’ll identify your goals, uncover the underlying factors contributing to your distress, and develop practical tools to help you create meaningful, lasting change. I integrate evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care, mindfulness practices, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-informed interventions, to help you process difficult experiences, strengthen resilience, and build healthier ways of coping. My focus is not only on helping you reduce symptoms, but also on helping you understand yourself more deeply and create lasting emotional wellness. In our work together, you can expect compassion, authenticity, encouragement, and a therapist who truly cares about your growth and healing. No matter how overwhelming things may feel right now, change is possible. You deserve support, healing, and the opportunity to build a life that feels more peaceful, fulfilling, and aligned with who you want to be. I would be honored to be part of that journey with you.

My ideal clients are individuals, couples, and families who find themselves stuck in patterns, yet no matter how much insight they gain, still struggle to break free. These patterns often show up as repeated conflicts in relationships, infidelity, emotional shutdowns, avoidance, people-pleasing, impulsivity, substance use, or coping strategies that feel out of alignment with the life they want to lead. Whether you’re an individual wrestling with internal contradictions, a couple caught in reactive cycles, or a family overwhelmed by disconnection, we share a common yearning: a desire for authentic connection, love, and peace within. Drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment theory, and holistic, energetic-based modalities, I help clients explore the internal systems and relational dynamics that shape their current struggles. This work can help you see your patterns with more clarity and compassion, freeing you to make new choices rooted in values rather than fear or habit. It’s important to understand that all behaviors, even the most harmful, often arise from an attempt to cope, survive, or self-soothe. Together, we can explore the deeper needs beneath the behavior, address what’s driving it, and work toward healing the wounds that fuel it. It would be my honor to support you on this journey, and I look forward to connecting with you.

I often use the metaphor that therapy is like a trusted workspace where people can sort through their thoughts, feelings, relationships, and life experiences as a way to develop strategies for the parts of life where they feel stuck or confused. As a therapist, I use narrative and cognitive-based principles to help you get a better sense of the strategies and resources that help to achieve your goals. Using your values and strengths as the primary tools for our work, we employ therapeutic practices to overcome obstacles and strengthen relationships that will increase competence, confidence, decrease anxiety and stress, and address whatever circumstances may be going on in your life. Using therapy as a resource is all about finding someone who feels like a good fit. If you are interested in connecting with me to see if we might work well together, please feel free to reach out, and I would be happy to speak with you to answer any questions you may have about getting started in this process.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. My team of expert clinicians and I provide evidence-based therapies from a range of approaches, state-of-the-art assessments and testing, expressive arts therapy, in-school and in-home services, medical services, and neurofeedback. With integrated, holistic, and interdisciplinary services, I can address concerns for the whole child, the family, and work, college, and home environments. We use modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavioral, family systems, psychodynamic, play therapy, parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), expressive arts therapy, trauma therapy, psychological and psycho-educational assessments, and neurofeedback. As a team, our mission is to help you and your family members be the best you can be. We aim to reduce challenges in depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive (OCD) behaviors, learning, spectrum and social skills, family relations, parenting, disordered eating, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), grief and loss, and trauma. We work closely with you and your family members, and collaborate with schools, colleges, work, and medical professionals. I completed my Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and my post-doctoral fellowship from the University of Michigan Hospital, Department of Psychiatry.

PRACTICAL HELP. RESULTS ORIENTED. 30 years of professional experience with Couples and Individual Adults has taught me that most people want to clearly understand what's wrong, and know what to do about it, so they can make changes for the better. I'll help you identify what needs changing, develop an improvement plan, take action, follow through, and get results. Author, 'Why Men Don't Get Enough Sex and Women Don't Get Enough Love (Pocket), 'Losing the Weight of the World: How to Lighten Your Burdens Through Meditation and Joyful Living' (Doubleday). Psychologist EditorReviewer: 'Good Loving' (Men's Health). Specialty: Couples and Individual Adults. Couples: I've been married over 30 years, know the secrets to success, and can help you be successful too. Clearer communication, and greater emotional and physical intimacy. Happy relationships are the #1 key to life satisfaction - Let's create it for you. I have two terrific grown children, know a lot about good parenting, and am glad to offer suggestions. Relationship Issues: Couples, Marital, Pre-Marital, Divorce Individual Adults: Ready for change? Let's work together to make it happen. Call or Email Today for a Happier Tomorrow!

There’s constant tension with the people who matter most – your partner, your child, your family– and it’s wearing you down. Conflict keeps resurfacing, no matter how hard you try to fix it. Conversations escalate, good intentions get misunderstood, and family dynamics pull everyone back into the same arguments. You try to stay calm and patient, but you find yourself reacting in ways you promised you wouldn’t – then wondering why it’s so hard to change. Much of this strain is shaped by how you learned to manage stress and closeness growing up, even when those patterns no longer serve you. You need a different path forward. I work with families and couples using a generational patterns lens. Together, we slow interactions down, examine how stress travels through relationships, and reduce reactivity that fuels conflict. This work helps untangle unhelpful dynamics and strengthen communication so you can respond thoughtfully instead of getting pulled into old cycles. Over time, relationships feel calmer and more balanced. You stay grounded in stressful moments, communication becomes more direct and effective, and tension relaxes. As you gain confidence, you respond in ways that reflect who you are, not just what you were taught. It’s time to make a change for you and your family. Call now for a free consultation.

The best of both worlds: collaborate with a 14-year seasoned therapist and enjoy the flexibility and convenience of virtual services. You don't need to live more years with the same arguments again and again or as "ships passing in the night"; rediscover that "person you feel in love with" and become a better version of yourself along the way-- with Laura Myers, a psychotherapist, life coach, and expert in couples therapy and individual therapy processes

ABOUT ME This is not your average therapy and I'm not your average psychologist. I'm not someone who just listens, nods her head and agrees with whatever you say. I will challenge you, encourage you to dig deeply and offer insights and feedback that can help you change your life for the better. I focus on helping people succeed and reach their true potential. MY APPROACH My approach to coaching is rather eclectic. Because each client is different, with different needs and goals, my approach must also be different. I believe we all have the power and strength within us to be successful but we need the determination, motivation, support, and encouragement to make it happen. I use traditional psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing) mixed with Life Coaching, Spirituality, Animals, and Nature, which are all highly effective in promoting personal empowerment, strength, self-esteem, growth, healing, and success. SERVICES Our vision is to work with the WHOLE person- mentally, emotionally, spiritually & physically. One person cannot do this all, which is why Free Spirit teamed up with other practitioners who specialize in these specific areas of healing. Each of our practitioners brings something special to the team: Children, Teens & Adults Individual, Couples & Family Therapy Equine-Assisted Coaching Spiritual Coaching Therapeutic Yoga Sound Healing Crystal Reiki Healing Workshops & Retreats and more...

People often come to therapy because something feels stuck: a relationship pattern keeps repeating, intimacy has become difficult, anxiety or depression is taking over, grief feels heavy, or life no longer feels as clear or fulfilling as it once did. I work with individuals and couples who want more than short-term symptom relief. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist in San Diego, I help clients explore relationship challenges, sexual concerns, communication problems, desire differences, infidelity, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life transitions. My approach is supportive, direct, sex-positive, and non-judgmental. I integrate sex therapy, couples therapy, somatic psychotherapy, existential-humanistic psychotherapy, positive psychology, and practical tools for meaningful change. My goal is to help clients create greater connection, authenticity, intimacy, meaning, and fulfillment in their lives and relationships.