Allen Shamon

**Please note I am only accepting patients for individual therapy at this time.

Prior to becoming a licensed psychotherapist, I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as a medic. I was deployed to Afghanistan, where I witnessed the high human cost of war firsthand. It was heartbreaking to see so many people suffering, and I knew that I wanted to do more to help them heal. After my time in the Air Force, I wanted to continue helping people who had experienced trauma and provide them with the support and resources they needed to heal. I sought to begin my graduate studies at the University of Southern California which has now led me to working with clients who have experienced a wide range of trauma, from combat events to complex relationship issues and issues specifically affecting men.

I specialize in working with individuals working through difficult trauma, those with complex relationship issues, and specific male issues. I work closely with individuals struggling with different forms of mental disorders and help my clients forge new paths forward to healing and wholeness. My passion is therapy, and I am humbled and grateful when people invite me to play a role in their lives. I view relationships as the source of people's greatest joys and pains. I want all clients to have the experience of being treated with honesty, respect, and care. Trust in the therapeutic alliance is of the utmost importance to me, and I will always do my best to establish a setting where you feel comfortable sharing your most vulnerable moments.

Through passionate discussion, we can begin by making the first steps toward positive change and chart a new path of hope for your life. I believe that therapy should be emotional, creative, lively, and intense, and I promise to bring my full heart to the relationship we build.