Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I obtained my Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Santa Barbara. Prior to this, I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
I began my career at a local non-profit family services agency. Over the past four years, I have been the lead therapist for a wraparound justice-involved program through San Luis Obispo County, providing assistance to individuals with chronic homelessness, severe mental illness and substance use disorders. I have more than 7 years of experience working with individuals dealing with addiction, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma. Additionally, I have extensive experience working with preteens, teens, and their families during the challenging developmental years. I have served youth involved in the child welfare system and teens and adults in the criminal justice system. I have completed training in suicide awareness, prevention and management.
During our sessions, we will collaborate to identify the best approach to help you in meeting your goals. I utilize interventions that emphasize awareness of the present moment, exercises that integrate the mind and body and encourage focusing on staying with feelings, rather than avoiding them. Through this approach, it will help to rethink limiting perceptions and create new perspectives. I strive to present my genuine true self and encourage you to do the same. My aim is to empower you to become an expert in your personal experience. Your confidence will strengthen as you see your ability to manage life’s challenges effectively, identify internal strengths and by utilizing coping strategies that you establish through our work together.
Authentic change can only happen when individual feels secure enough to reveal their true selves. Our time together will encompass moments of genuine laughter and enjoyment, but will also involve periods of difficulty and unease. Instead of avoiding these challenging moments, we will learn how to be curious about our feelings, confront them in a safe and supportive way and learn a new approach to handle life’s inevitable obstacles
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Allie Vierra holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Santa Barbara and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California (CA LMFT 135997) with eight years of clinical experience.
She began her career at a local non-profit family services agency and for the past four years served as the lead therapist for a wraparound justice-involved program through San Luis Obispo County. In that role she provided assistance to people facing chronic homelessness, severe mental illness, and substance use disorders.
Allie has extensive experience working with individuals struggling with addiction, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma. She also has substantial experience supporting preteens, teens, and their families through challenging developmental years, and has worked with youth involved in the child welfare system as well as teens and adults in the criminal justice system. She has completed training in suicide awareness, prevention, and management.
In session Allie collaborates with each person to identify the approaches that best support their goals. She uses interventions that emphasize present-moment awareness and incorporate mind-body exercises, encouraging clients to stay with feelings rather than avoid them. This approach is intended to help reframe limiting beliefs and open up new perspectives.
Allie aims to present her genuine self and invites clients to do the same, with the goal of empowering people to become experts in their own experience. As clients build skills and recognize internal strengths, their confidence in managing life’s challenges can increase through coping strategies developed together.
She believes authentic change requires a sense of safety to reveal one’s true self. Therapy with Allie will include moments of laughter and enjoyment as well as periods of difficulty and unease – opportunities to be curious about emotions, face them in a supported way, and learn new ways to handle life’s obstacles.
Many people ask whether online therapy can produce meaningful results. For a range of common concerns – including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and navigating life changes – online therapy has been shown to be as effective as traditional in-person sessions for most cases.
One of the main benefits is flexibility. Clients can connect in the format that suits them best – video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging – which often makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules.
All therapists are licensed professionals, and clients may switch therapists at any time if they are seeking a different fit. Online therapy offers an accessible option for people wanting consistent, professional support while managing everyday commitments.
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