Allyson Galishoff

I work with clients ages 21 and up who are dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, work/life balance, relationships, grief and loss and dealing with chronic/serious illness. Using a range of tools including mindfulness, CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, meaning-centered therapy and attachment theory, I will help you find meaning and purpose as you face any challenge whether it be a chronic or serious illness or a life transition, such as becoming an empty nester.

After graduating from Cornell University, I first worked on Wall Street and then became an executive search professional at a top Wall Street recruiting firm. Figuring out what made each person tick was the most fascinating part of my role. This led me to begin a new career, first working as a school counselor and more recently as an Oncology Social Worker, helping patients and their families cope with serious or chronic illness. Assisting my own family and friends in coping with health challenges made my current career more personal. These experiences have led me to a clinical focus on anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships, grief and loss and facing the challenges of life-limiting or life-altering diagnoses either personally or within one's family. I work using a strengths-based approach to uncover what makes you feel more in control as well as to help you achieve deeper happiness and fulfillment.

We all develop patterns and strategies for communication, loving relationships, dealing with stress and other emotions throughout our life. Often, these patterns can result in mental health challenges due to behaviors we have learned from our prior experiences in life. We will work together to help you uncover awareness as to how these behaviors developed and work toward developing new and healthier strategies that will result in happier, healthier and more authentic relationships. My work in supporting patients and their families with cancer helped inform my work leading to a focus on resilience, making meaning of difficult situations and finding the humanity in each and every person I work with. I look forward to helping support you in whatever struggles you are facing in your life.