Alison is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who received her BSW from Loras College in Iowa and her MA in Community Counseling from Roosevelt University.
Her professional career began in residential and therapeutic day schools serving children struggling with severe emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities. During that time, she implemented several school-wide therapeutic behavioral management programs, facilitated processing groups, and worked with at-risk students in non-traditional settings.
Alison is responsible for overseeing and monitoring many programs, along with working individually with clients. She applies her extensive experience working with children and teens to creating a positive, collaborative therapeutic relationship with her clients. She employs various modalities, such as strength-based, cognitive-behavioral, and person-centered techniques, with the ultimate goal of empowering her clients to utilize their own strengths and abilities to overcome adversity and to thrive in life.
