I’m Allison, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT #105625) practicing in the Bay Area with an office in Benicia and virtually throughout California. I provide support for parents at all stages in their journey from preparing to build a family, to adjusting to new parenthood, to riding the waves that each new stage of family life brings. This can encompass everything from trying to conceive, coping with infertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy loss, to renegotiating your identity and finding yourself in parenthood. My passion for working with parents grew from my own experiences as a mother and my professional experiences working with parents in this raw stage. Parenthood can fill us with immeasurable joy and hope, and it can bring us to our knees in ways we never imagined. It’s my belief that we can lean into the hard parts of parenting, that having a safe place to tell our story is essential to growth, and that we can truly thrive in this time in our lives.

Growing the next generation of humans begins with nurturing parents during this transformative stage in life. We all deserve access to a safe space to be honest, vulnerable, and authentic, where asking for support is the norm, a sign of strength, not a last resort when everything seems to be falling apart. I am breaking the mold of traditional therapy in order to meet the needs of a new generation of parents. Together we will reinvent the village as I meet you where you are, whether that’s in your home, in the community, or online through text and video based therapy. Getting the support you need should be flexible and effortless. Let’s work together to harness the complexity and intensity of this stage in our lives so that you can transform it into an opportunity for profound growth and connection.

I value being authentic, present, and vulnerable both in and out of the therapy room. I am a human and mother first, therapist second. In showing up as I am in the therapy room I am inviting you to do the same, to share and be without judgment. I believe in collaborative work, tailoring my approach based on your feedback, and viewing this process of growth as dynamic. It takes courage to ask for support, I commend you on taking this first step. I look forward to hearing from you and joining you on this journey into the next chapter of your life.