Alison Williams, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Alison (Ali) Williams

(She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

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Updated 8 days ago
10 years in practice

I focus my work on women and gender non conforming people of color, with an emphasis on grief and loss and creating a safe space for processing.

My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe and compassionate space for you to re-connect with your whole self (body included!) as well as your strengths, and to process through emotions and experiences that feel challenging to face and sort through on your own. As a black mixed race person of color myself, my racial identity is a lens through which I see the work and how I show up in the therapeutic space. I have a special interest in processing through grief for those who have experienced loss of any kind. I utilize calm, reflective listening, somatic awareness, social justice and systems focus, and a strengths-based approach. My focus is on women and gender non conforming people of color, grief and loss, somatic awareness, questions of identity (racial, gender, roles, etc), family of origin issues, complex, intergenerational, and religious trauma, self esteem, attachment, parts work, relationships, and life transitions. Internal Family Systems is a primary modality I use.

Remote
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
African American/BlackMultiracialWhiteCisgender WomanHeterosexualLGBTQIA+ ally

Practice hours (PDT)

Sun
closed
Mon
closed
Tue
1:00 pm 5:00 pm
Wed
10:00 am 2:00 pm
Thu
1:00 pm 5:00 pm
Fri
closed
Sat
closed

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Academic Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Family Caregiving Stress
  • Financial Concerns
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief and Loss
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Peer Difficulties
  • Personal Growth
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • School Concerns
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Identity
  • Sleep Concerns
  • Spiritual/Religious Concerns
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)

Special groups

  • Adult children of alcoholics
  • Body positivity
  • Immigrants
  • People of color
  • People seeking asylum
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as non-binary
  • People who identify as queer
  • People with disabilities
  • People with HIV or AIDS
  • Professional Healthcare Providers
  • Transgender

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Eclectic Approaches
  • Attachment-Based Therapies
  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Training
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Brief Psychotherapy

Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

$100 — $180per session

  • Out-of-network insurance
  • Sliding scale
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Documentation provided for patient filling
  • I offer a free consultation

Payment methods

  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card

Credentials

Licenses

  • LICSW

    LW61267783, Washington

Certificates

  • IFS Level 1 Trained

    IFS Institute

Education

  • California State University, East Bay

    MSW (Master of Social Work), 2016

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