DR. ALLISON DAVIS
Counselor. Educator. Researcher.
My work focuses on the development of mothers' psychoecological growth in matrescence, the transition into motherhood. I approach maternal ecodistress as an opportunity to heal our attachment to nature and offer a path through the mental health dangers of green motherhood towards lifestyles that are psychologically healthy and ecologically sustainable. Through articulation and application of an ecofeminist-informed developmental approach, I foster ecological thinking and contact with nature for psychotherapeutic healing and growth.
Experience
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10+ years expressive clinical experience with mothers as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and founder of Mother Nature Therapy, LLC.
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Researcher at Teacher College Columbia's Maternal Psychology Lab with PI Dr. Aurelie Athan creating a model for maternal psychoecological development in matrescence.
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Adjunct faculty at Southwestern College in the Master's of Clinical Counseling Program, teaching expressive arts and play therapy, lifespan development, and other core courses.
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Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Mental Health and Climate Change
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Audiences: mothers and mothers' support systems, including mother-interfacing professionals like women's center staff, emergency first responders, school districts, and justice system staff.
Types of Speaking and Topics
Keynotes for original research.
The ecological awakening of mothers and a stage model for understanding mother's ecological development in matrescence.
Seminars for clinical training.
Climate-related anxiety and grief in mothers and reframing mothers' environmental activism to support lived experiences.
Workshops for hands-on learning.
Nature-allied experiential and expressive arts counseling for mothers and ecotherapy applications for clinical professionals.
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