McNulty Wellness Collective
Helping women take up space since 2022
Allison is a licensed contractor with McNulty Wellness Collective
About Allison
Perinatal & Reproductive Therapist, fellow Cyster
Therapy works best when you feel comfortable enough to show up exactly as you are. To encourage this, I bring a genuine, warm, and flexible approach where I show up as my whole self and adapt to what you need. I’ll bring humor to lighten the heavy stuff, patience through setbacks, and accountability when you're ready. My goal is helping you find your path to a more fulfilled life while leaving room for the mistakes, hurdles, and letdowns that make us human. Come as you are, every single session.
Throughout my years in community mental health, I kept noticing a pattern: women facing reproductive health challenges, body image struggles, and perinatal concerns were navigating not just their symptoms, but an entire system that often failed to see them fully. As a 'cyster' myself, I've sat in doctors' offices where my concerns were minimized, my pain was questioned, and my experience was reduced to a checklist. That's what drives my practice- I want to be the provider I needed when I was searching for support.
Whether you're Googling symptoms at 2am, caught in an anxiety spiral, grieving a pregnancy loss, or trying to feel like yourself again postpartum, I'm here for all of it.
Outside of the therapy room, you’ll find me spending time outdoors with loved ones, reading cheesy fiction books, finding joyful movement, and dabbling in new hyperfixation hobbies (most recent being crocheting). Can’t wait to learn more about what inspires you!
My clients describe me as:
compassionate | uplifting | funny | empathetic | down to earth
Specialty Areas:
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Therapy for Anxiety
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Therapy for Pregnancy, Postpartum and Beyond
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Therapy for Infertility, IVF and Pregnancy Loss
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Therapy for Reproductive Health and PCOS
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Therapy for Body Image and Disordered Eating
Training, Qualifications & Licensure
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology | Towson University, 2020
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology | Towson University, 2018
CERTIFICATION
Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C ) | Postpartum Support International
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) LC13252 | Maryland
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
I am committed to creating space for conversations about diversity in my practice through the lens of cultural humility, which emphasizes that the learning process is ongoing and requires great self-reflection. I am committed to this continuous learning experience with a focus on allyship and advocacy for all of those I work with. I will continue to acknowledge the relationships between intersectional identities and the systems in place that greatly impact one’s health and wellbeing and work together to find pathways to healing while working within the confines of these systems.
TRAINING
I built my clinical foundation at Johns Hopkins Bayview, where I worked across multiple specialty clinics supporting adults facing life transitions, medical challenges, and mental health concerns. It was there I discovered my passion for supporting women through reproductive health journeys, body image struggles, and the perinatal period. I launched my private practice to focus exclusively on these areas, and now specialize in working with women navigating infertility, PCOS, pregnancy, postpartum, and disordered eating.
MEMBERSHIPS
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
I align most with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my practice and utilize Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) for OCD. I also incorporate Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in therapy. I operate from a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach when working with body image and disordered eating.
Let’s chat.
Finding the right therapist can be hard. Send me a message, email, or call me. Or, schedule a complimentary consultation call to set up a time where I’ll call you.