Alison E McGinty

I understand how trauma, life transitions, and loss can lead us to feel disconnected from ourselves and others. I guide individuals in honoring their needs and establishing a deep connection with their true selves a through the use of art therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness techniques. I prioritize a client-directed, relational approach that empowers individuals, supports them in accessing their natural tendency toward health and restores their sense of safety and confidence. My hope is for the people I work with to know and embody their own worth, live more fully in their truths, and experience relationships that nourish them and help them grow. I guide my clients in building awareness of unhelpful, ingrained ways of thinking/feeling, while creating avenues to imagine and experience alternative ways of being. In my work with youth, I use art and play therapy to process difficult experiences, enhancing self-regulation and self esteem. Through awareness, imagination, and experience we can fa