Lindsay Allison

Hi! My name is Lindsay, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-MHSP). I have been licensed in TN since 2023. I've been working primarily with children and families since 2013, beginning in therapeutic case management before transitioning into counseling. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Human Services from East Tennessee State University in 2010 and my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2020, including courses and an internship focused on adult mental health and substance use treatment. Since 2021 I have worked as a school-based therapist and, most recently, as a clinical supervisor. Throughout my career, I've worked with children, teens, adults, and families experiencing a wide range of challenges including family disruption, interpersonal conflict, self-esteem/self-worth issues, anxiety, depression, complex and generational trauma, substance use, parenting, grief and loss, emotional dysregulation, major life transitions, and women's issues.

Whether you're just beginning therapy or just beginning with me, choosing to participate in therapy is a courageous and vulnerable step toward the life you want for yourself. My priority is creating a space that feels warm, comfortable, and nonjudgmental, with room for a little humor along the way. I believe the therapy relationship is foundational to and one of the biggest predictors of therapy success and that a positive experience in therapy allows people to be completely honest, bare, and vulnerable; that's when meaningful things happen. I want every individual to feel welcome, cared for, empowered, safe, and heard because being a human can be a wild ride, and we are all just trying to figure life out on this flying rock. So bring your messes, stresses, and "I-can't-talk-to-anyone-else-about-this"s; let's work together to get unstuck.

In your first session with me you can expect that we will discuss your rights as a client, expectations, what you need from your time with me, mental health treatment history, and, with any remaining time, some casual conversation about you and your life.