Alison E. Burke
Therapist
Approach to Therapy
Alison is passionate about building therapeutic relationships; it is within relationships where healing and growth occur. She believes that sharing your story with someone while experiencing acceptance creates genuine connection and drives the therapeutic process. Alison embraces a client-centered, strength-based narrative style that incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy coping skills to help clients overcome some of their daily struggles with mental health symptoms. Her goal is to provide an empathetic place where clients can move towards psychological wholeness. She works with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, co-occurring disorder, relationship issues, BPD, grief and loss, short and long-term therapy, play therapy, CBT, CBT+, CPT, and crisis work. Alison's main clinical approach is person-centered and narrative therapy. She also offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Plus for adolescents and children. She has a specialization in child and youth counseling and enjoys using play therapy to empower kids who have been through trauma.Experience
Alison Burke holds a Master of Arts in Counseling along with a Child and Youth Specialization in Counseling from Western Seminary in 2019. Major coursework she completed includes human growth and development, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, law and ethics, marriage and family, tests and measurements, and group counseling classes. Alison is licensed in the states of Washington (# LH61127149) and Oregon (# C6793) both as a clinician and a supervisor. She received her SUDP license in 2023 (CP61318921) so she could work with co-occurring clients. Alison is certified and trained in CPT, CBT+, and as a designated crisis responder, or DCR level III. Alison currently works with all ages of clients, ranging from five years old to geriatric adults.Specialties
Anxiety, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bipolar Disorders, Career Challenges, Chronic Health Conditions, Chronic Pain, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion Fatigue, Coping with Life Changes, Depression, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Conflicts, Grief & Loss, Personality Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationship Challenges, Schizophrenia / Psychotic Disorders, Self Esteem and Confidence, Stress Management, Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Suicidality, Trauma and Abuse, WellnessHobbies and Interests
When Alison is not doing one-on-one therapy, she is a huge animal person. She personally loves having three big dogs, including one of the goofiest Great Danes ever. Alison loves spending time with her husband and community and doing leadership development for teenagers. She plays a lot of video games with her husband and a fun group of friends in co-op games where they can work together, such as Ark or Minecraft. She spends a lot of time reading on subjects to keep up with all the new and evolving research regarding relationships, such as The Gottman's books. Her dream is to be able to have some goats on her property in the future. Alison really enjoys going to new places with her husband, family, and close group of friends while dressing up, putting on some makeup, and eating good food."Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research. - Carl Jung"
