Offerings
Supporting our Youth
Alison offers individualized sessions to support youth 7-14 years old as they transition into the world of feelings, and for tweens, as they prepare to shift into adolescence. With a deep knowledge of the child's history, both personal strengths and relational/emotional challenges, Alison invites each child into nature-based and/or artistic play. These intentional games, designed with the nervous system restoration in mind, invite the child and into embodiment and sensory integration, offering the nervous system a new path to safety and belonging. Equally crucial for this age, Alison offers mentorship on Heart Intelligence. With open curiosity and fun games, she brings forward awareness of emotions, how they exists as energy in our body and practice skills to build a sense of empowerment, choice and emotional wellbeing. For youth with a history of trauma, Alison may offer simple touch work to support the nervous system and kidney/adrenal repair. This visceral work is always optional and is possible only with both parental and child consent.
Youth Testimonials
Ahnali
"The exercises I learned grounded me in my body and refocused my energy on the present moment, which effectively combatted stress and negative emotions. This allowed me to relax and recenter myself in a positive frame that allowed me to be able to breathe through stressful situations, through out middle school, high school and now college!
Alison is extremely talented at unlocking past trauma and working through it. I suffered from a concussion and Alison guided me through a very beautiful recovery. The tools she gives you help you center yourself, release trauma and find forgiveness and new beginnings."
Asha
"Alison is a gifted healer. She has worked off and on with our daughter from age 10- 18 who struggles with anxiety, OCD and high internal pressure/stress. She has also had head some serious injuries that have included trauma and more stress to an already highly anxious child. She gave our daughter hands on tools and skills to bring her into a natural and balanced state of calm. Ahnali uses these skills to this very day as she has stepped out of the security of her childhood home and is bravely venturing into the young adult world of college! We are forever grateful and blessed to have Alison in our lives." ~Asha B. (Ahnali's Mom)
Sinead
“I cannot recommend Alison highly enough. She truly is the child whisperer!
Thank you for being such an incredible support for Elan and for our family. I'm so grateful for you. Alison was recommended to me by a friend after we were displaced by wildfires near our home. Our daughter was experiencing so much grief and trauma from having to evacuate in the middle of the night through the hillsides on fire. From my first telephone conversation with Alison I knew I had found a trusted and competent resource to help our daughter through. Alison spent time educating me to the effects of trauma and the benefits of somatic work. Her compassion, intelligence and deep knowledge of her domain immediately put me at ease.
Our daughter is very discerning about who she will trust and spend time with. We were relieved when she made an instant connection with Alison. They played, and chatted and worked together with such open ease. She holds her time with Alison as sacred and special and always looks forward to their time together. We witnessed wonderful releases and improvements in her behavior and wellbeing." ~Sinead (Elan's Mom)
