“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding”
~Kahil Gibrain
about Alison
Alison H. Brooks has achieved success in the mental healthcare field largely because she understands the fact that clients do not suddenly present with illness or issues. She respects the culmination of experience that results in a person’s presentation of Self.
Alison knows that healing requires more than identifying symptoms and declaring a diagnosis. For over 15 years, she has served to validate the truth of her client’s dishonored experiences, making way for integration and healing.
Skilled in creating a safe relational healing environment, Alison utilizes her gift as an Empath to provide individualized support. She knows each client has an innate ability to respect and understand their own lives, and this allows her to assist those ready to release pain and suffering as they find their authentic connection to Self.
Alison graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara where she double majored in Sociology and Religious Studies. She earned her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (currently known as Sophia University).
Knowledge gained in the fields of Sociology, Religious Studies and Transpersonal Psychology inform and enhance Alison’s ability to include spiritual perspectives, when sought by clients, in therapeutic work.
Alison primarily utilizes the following therapy techniques:
Success with clients in therapy is a collaborative effort. Alison is able to support her clients successfully because she has done her own work to integrate pain and gain the lessons of her life experience. In this process, she has found peace of mind and authentic empowerment.
Dedicated to understanding how to implement assistance for those in the throws of distress, Alison provides the valuable and often necessary support for anyone seeking mental, emotional and spiritual change.
It’s your time.