Allison Tambornini

Allison (she/her) is a Supervisee in Social Work who completed the MSW program at VCU in 2021 and is now working towards becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Allison has over five years of experience supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds to cope with complex diagnoses, trauma, and long-term disabilities. She has worked with children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional health needs, providing trauma-informed psychoeducation and leading DBT skills groups. Allison also served as a vocational counselor and life skills coach, providing job coaching and skill-building to adolescents, adults, and older adults with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities, including veterans experiencing traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Allison is passionate about empowering individuals of all ages to navigate life challenges with confidence, creativity, and self-compassion. She promotes autonomy, collaboration, and authenticity, and strives to create a safe, nonjudgmental space for individuals to be themselves. Her approach is holistic, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. She meets individuals where they are, incorporating a mind-body awareness and finding balance across physical and psychological wellbeing. She believes that wellness is shaped by both individual action and the accessibility of necessary systems, resources, and relationships. Antiracism and cultural humility guide her practice. She would be honored to support you in your healing journey, one step at a time.

Specialties

Allison’s areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, addiction, family issues, brain injury/TBI, veterans, autism, adoptees, LGBTQIA+, gender identity, complex diagnoses, chronic/long-term disabilities, developing practical coping skills, work-life balance, and skill-building for communication, job searching, and boundary-setting. She enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, and couples.

Modalities

Allison draws from several therapeutic approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), psychodynamic therapy, and multicultural counseling.

Education

• Master of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021
  • Concentration: Clinical Social Work, Advanced Standing Program

• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Hollins University, 2017

  • Minor: Philosophy

Licenses and Certificates of Completion

• Supervisee in Social Work

• Screening and Assessment for Child Trauma – The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

• American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED, Infant CPR and First Aid

Professional Memberships

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)