Allison Gaydos, LCSW
Preferred Name: Allison
About Me
I'm an experienced EMDR trauma specialist & I love supporting adult children of emotionally immature parents, adults, college students, and post-college grads navigating early adulthood. My clients come to therapy to heal from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, reduce traumatic memories, and get to know their healthier adult self. We will work on boundary setting and building rewarding relationships. My specialties include: EMDR, Clinical Hyponsis, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) I focus on: • EMDR for trauma and PTSD • Overcoming depression and anxiety • Recovering from abuse (physical, sexual, emotional) • Dealing with emotionally immature parents
Education & Experience
Center of IFS, The Treatment of Trauma and The Internal Family Systems Model, 2024 The Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey (CHSNJ), Fundamentals of Hypnosis - Level 1 & 2, 2023 EMDRIA, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Levels 1 & 2, 2022 Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Addictions Counselor Training Certificate, 2021 Master of Social Work, Rutgers University New Brunswick, 2021
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Family Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Performance Enhancement
- Personality Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Issues
- Stress Management
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adults
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Coventry
- HCSC
- Highmark
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Magellan Health
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealth
- WellPoint