Alli Christie Disney MA, LPC

You’ve built a life that looks impressive from the outside, the career, the degrees, the goals you’ve chased down through sheer determination. But no matter how much you accomplish, there’s a part of you that still feels unsettled. You push yourself hard, yet inside there’s a hum of anxiety, self-doubt, or shame that won’t quiet down. Certain memories still sting: moments of failure, rejection, or loss that replay without warning. Your inner critic tells you that you should have “moved on by now.” But instead, those old experiences show up as sleepless nights, muscle tension, emotional numbness, strong reactions that explode out of you, or a constant need to prove your worth. You’re functioning, but not free.

I work with high-achieving individuals who are ready to stop running from their past and start healing it. Together, we identify the experiences that continue to hijack your thoughts and emotions, even when you’ve done years of “talking it out.” Using approaches like EMDR and trauma-informed intensive work, we target the roots of those patterns, not just the symptoms, so your body and mind can finally let go of the old survival responses keeping you stuck. Our work is efficient, focused, and designed for people who want meaningful, lasting change without spending years circling the same stories. We will work to reprogram the brain’s reaction to past trauma, making these memories less overwhelming and more manageable. You’ll learn to recognize your triggers, quiet your inner critic, and reclaim a sense of calm strength that doesn’t depend on external success.

My clients often describe feeling lighter, clearer, and more at peace, like a background noise they didn’t even realize was there has finally stopped. They begin to experience success from a place of confidence instead of fear. The memories that once felt unbearable lose their charge; the guilt, shame, or hypervigilance quiets. You’ll be able to rest without feeling like you’re falling behind, speak up without second-guessing, and trust yourself again. The drive that once came from survival can finally come from purpose, authenticity, and joy. You’re not just high-functioning anymore, you’re genuinely free.

“Alli is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has over 10 years of experience helping clients, and has advanced training in complex trauma and dissociation, anxiety, EMDR, Dissociation informed EMDR, Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Somatic Experiencing (Advanced), and intensive trauma treatment.”