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- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Mind-body exercises
About Allie
LMFT in California with eight years of clinical experience, Allie Vierra focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She works with people who face communication problems, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, women’s issues, and young adult concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and support is for people located in California.
Allie earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. She began her career at a nonprofit family services agency and later led therapy for a wraparound justice-involved program in San Luis Obispo County. That work involved people experiencing chronic homelessness, severe mental illness, and substance use disorders.
Her clinical experience includes work with addiction, mood and psychotic disorders, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma. She also has extensive experience supporting preteens, teens, and their families during developmentally challenging periods and has served youth in the child welfare system as well as people involved with the criminal justice system. She has completed training in suicide awareness, prevention, and management.
In sessions she collaborates with clients to choose approaches that fit their goals. She uses exercises that increase present-moment awareness and that connect body and mind. Those practices encourage noticing and staying with feelings instead of avoiding them.
Clients work to rethink limiting beliefs and develop new perspectives. Allie aims to be genuine in session and asks clients to bring their honest experience. Over time, people practice coping strategies, identify internal strengths, and build clearer ways to handle life’s challenges.
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Therapeutic approaches and working online
Allie uses evidence-based techniques that focus on present-moment awareness and mind-body connection. Practices that increase awareness of sensations and thoughts help people notice patterns of avoidance and respond differently to stress and anxiety. These approaches are often useful for mood and anxiety concerns.She also uses interventions that encourage staying with feelings instead of immediately avoiding them. That can include exercises to help people name sensations, track how emotions move through the body, and develop small coping skills to test in daily life. These methods can support people dealing with addiction, low self-esteem, and trauma-related reactions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust techniques as progress is made. The aim is to pick methods the client can use between sessions as well as during them.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session formats before booking. Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a workday, saving travel time, and choosing quieter surroundings when needed. Therapists licensed in California can offer remote appointments to people in that state, so check format options when you select your first session.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, womens issues, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She emphasizes present-moment awareness and exercises that integrate mind and body. Sessions encourage staying with emotions rather than avoiding them and rethinking limiting beliefs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience, including leadership in a wraparound program for justice-involved clients. She has worked extensively with addiction, mood and psychotic disorders, trauma, and youth services.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Services are provided for people located in California.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the intake process.
What should I do to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.