Our Therapists
Allison Norman-Founder, LCSW, Psychotherapist She/Her
Allison Norman is a licensed clinical psychotherapist. She founded the Awakenly Practice after nearly a decade of experience providing outpatient mental health treatment in clinics based in both New York City and Phoenix, Arizona. She is queer, lesbian woman who’s non denominational spirituality is at the core of her worldview and clinical approach.
A native of Costa Rica, Allison is a bilingual provider that utilizes a multicultural lens in her therapeutic interventions. Trained in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches, Allison has recently begun incorporating somatic work into sessions alongside an established practice of mindfulness based interventions.
Her specialities include trauma, working with members of the LGBTQ population, addiction treatment and recovery.
Allison sees:
- Adults 18-65
- Older Adults 65+
Specialties:
- LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
- Relationship Challenges (Sex-Positive and Queer and Non-Monogamy Affirming)
- Questioning Identity and Self-Exploration
- Couples and relationship challenges
- Trauma, PTSD, CPTSD
- BIPOC and Minority Populations
- Multi-cultural and bi-cultural challenges
- Neurodiversity Affirming Care
- Life Transitions
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Substance Abuse
Sakinaa Rock- LMSW, Psychotherapist (they/them)
Sakinaa Rock, LMSW attended Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, MSS, Graduated 2024. They are a Black, queer, non-binary therapist raised in the US South. Their identities and experiences shape their practice.
Their therapeutic style is eclectic , so the approach is tailored to the unique needs of each client. They primarily utilize psychodynamic and relational-focused interventions. They engage each modality from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens.
They has worked with a variety of clients, including LQBTQ+ and BIPOC, while using a rich mix of modalities to meet the individual needs of each client.
They have worked with folks covering a range of issues including those related to mood disorders, anxiety disorders (GAD, PTSD, OCD), experiences of trauma, LGBTQIA+, TGNC, sex work, and exploration of sexual orientation and identity.
Their previous roles in varied settings within the mental health field and hospitality industry has provided a unique perspective that informs their current practice with individuals. Sakinaa believes in a person-centered, trauma informed approach; meeting clients where they are and helping identify areas they would like to explore.
Using a person-centered approach allows them to use a blend of modalities tailored to the individual’s goal and growth. They practice a relational and psychodynamic approach to care, tailoring treatment to everyone’s unique needs and goals through the integration of evidence-based practices including somatic experiencing, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
They strive to bring warmth, empathy, understanding and patience to their work, and encourages clients to identify and leverage their unique strengths and capabilities.
Sakinaa has particular interest and experience working with survivors, college students, artists, marginalized Muslims, BIPOC/LGBTQIA2S+ individuals struggling with identity, guilt, anxiety, complex trauma, grief, depression, and shame. They are committed to compassionate support, building trust and safety, deep listening, repair, and collaborative care.
Andie sees:
- Adults 18-65
- Older Adults 65+
Specialties:
- BIPOC support
- Cultural Minority Care
- LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming Care
- Relationship Challenges
- Questioning Identity and Self-Exploration
- Couples and relationship challenges
- Trauma, PTSD, CPTSD
- Trans and GNC clients
- Neurodiversity Affirming Care
- Life Transitions
- Depression
- Anxiety
Sophie Pauline- LMSW, Psychotherapist She/Her
Sophie Pauline, LMSW is a psychotherapist who applies a holistic and trauma-informed perspective to her therapeutic work.
She provides anti-oppressive and affirmative care by creating a safe space that allows for authentic self-expression, centering cultural humility in her approach, and prioritizing service provision to individuals of LQBTQ+, BIPOC, and women and women adjacent communities.
Her specialties include providing trauma-responsive care to individuals by integrating elements of psychodynamic, mindfulness-based, and cognitive behavioral therapies. Additionally, she is trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and has extensive experience providing dyadic therapy to children and their caregivers.
Sophie strives to create an open, accepting, and grounding therapeutic space where clients can heal by examining the impact their internal and external worlds have on their wellbeing, uncovering their needs while developing skills to tolerate stressors, and ultimately learning to affirm and embrace themselves fully.
Sophie sees:
- Adults 18-65
- Older Adults 65+
Specialties:
- LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
- Trauma, PTSD, CPTSD
- BIPOC and Minority Populations
- Couples and relationship challenges
- Life Transitions
- Depression
- Anxiety