A little about us..
A little about us..
Welcome to Park Therapy and Consulting... we’re so glad you’re here!
Welcome to Park Therapy and Consulting... we’re so glad you’re here!
Founded in 2019, Park Therapy and Consulting believes that connection to ourselves and others is crucial in life. When our most important attachments are suffering, life can feel lonely and dark. At Park Therapy and Consulting, clinical therapist Allison Park, utilizes her advanced training in emotionally focused therapy as well as her education in marriage and family therapy to help people heal and find the light and meaning in their life again.
Park Therapy and Consulting, and Allison Park operate from a trauma informed and inclusive framework. Our practice is proudly a 2SLGBQTIA+ ally, anti-racist, and pro equality. We work hard to provide a safe space for therapeutic processing by acknowledging the deep impacts of colonialism, systematic discrimination and violence towards women, vulnerable populations and the BIPOC community.
Allison Park, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
Allison Park, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
Focusing most of her clinical expertise on couple work, Allison has obtained advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Emotionally Focused Therapy is heavily based on attachment theory, and helps individuals in relationships create a deeper understanding of one another and a better connection within their relationship. This is done by utilizing evidenced based interventions.
Allison’s genuine intrigue and passion for understanding the complexities of how we think, behave and connect with one another, keeps her focused and dedicated towards her role as a therapist. She firmly believes that when we can better understand ourselves, change is much more obtainable and long lasting. Allison provides a supportive, empathetic, straightforward, down to earth and transparent environment where you can develop awareness and understanding around yourself and your relationships. Helping individuals, couples and families apply the awareness they have gained into positive changes in their lives is something she does not tire of – she loves being a therapist!
Allison holds 12 years of experience in the mental health field. Her areas of expertise include: couples counselling, family counselling as well as individual counselling, where she mostly focuses on anxiety and trauma. Allison has also worked in various community mental health settings that have involved, extensive work with teens within the foster care system, domestic violence counselling, sexual assault crisis counselling, and addictions counselling.
Allison was born and raised in Manitoba, Canada, which is where she completed her Honours BA in Psychology and Indigenous Studies. From Manitoba, she then moved to the island of Oahu in Hawaii, where she completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. In January of 2018, Allison moved to Colorado, where she completed advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. In 2019, Allison moved home to Manitoba to fulfill her dream of opening her own private practice, specializing in anxiety and trauma as well as relational and attachment work. In her free time, Allison enjoys being outdoors, going on adventures with her dog, Yoshi and spending time with her loved ones.
