You're not broken.
You're ready to heal.
You've always had this feeling that something in your family just isn't quite right.
You're the "problem child", the "difficult one," and somehow also the one your parents "don't have to worry about".
You're tired of pretending like this is enough for you to be happy.
Maybe you're the washed-up former gifted kid.
Maybe you're the one who is always chasing praise and compassion, only to come up with a thousand reasons why it's not deserved.
If you're ready to stop carrying patterns that were never yours to begin with, you're in the right place.
👋 Hi, I’m Allison — an Ohio therapist specializing in family trauma.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor seeing clients in-person in Akron, Ohio and virtually throughout the state.
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, and Relational Therapy to cultivate a compassionate, empowering, and trauma-informed experience.
I won’t tell you that you’re “too self-aware”. I won’t give you worksheets (unless you want them). I won’t talk more than you.
Learn more about my approach here Therapy shouldn’t be about finding the right combination of coping skills and cliches to “fix” yourself.
I specialize in therapy for adult children of narcissistic or emotionally immature parents, family estrangement support, and complex family trauma. If you’ve spent years managing a parent’s emotions, questioning your own reality, or grieving a relationship that never felt safe, you’re in the right place.
- This is a space of deep care and affirmation, where all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions are welcomed without question. Your truth is honored here.
- I reject the messages of diet culture and support body liberation. Healing and wholeness are possible in every body, at every size.
- You are free to define what love, connection, and relationship mean to you. All ethical relationship structures, including non-monogamy and polyamory, are respected here.
- I am committed to anti-oppressive and anti-racist education, knowing that trauma does not exist in a vacuum. I aim to hold space that is conscious of both individual and systemic harm.
- Our work together is grounded in honesty, mutual respect, and authenticity. You are always in control of your pace, your story, and your healing.
Plus…
You can do it all from home!
Yes, even EMDR!
And you don’t even have to call to schedule.
If we seem like a good fit, schedule a FREE 15-minute video consult!
Empathy Counseling offers in-person therapy in Akron, Ohio and online therapy to adults throughout Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, and beyond.
• Specializing in narcissistic parent recovery, estrangement support, religious trauma, and complex PTSD •