Alison Little, LMFT

About Me I specialize in therapy for children, teens and young adults in San Francisco. I integrate attachment based, somatic and family systems approaches to help young people build emotional resilience, improve relationships and feel more grounded in themselves. Therapy can help children and teens feel more confident, emotionally regulated and better able to navigate school, family and social pressures. Areas of Focus I enjoy supporting the emerging identities of children and teens and celebrate each child's unique gifts and preferences. Common areas of treatment include social pressures and anxiety, intrusive thoughts or OCD like symptoms, eating and body disturbances, school refusal, ADHD and conflict at home. While I have extensive clinical training, I also hold a holistic lens, valuing balance and helping children and young people cultivate balance within themselves. Even children in elementary school in the Bay Area are subject to social and academic pressures that can disturb mental health. I help children work with these stressors in developmentally appropriate ways. In older adults I frequently support embodied processing of early family messaging around values, identity and relationships. (Yes, I will ask you what you're feeling in your body!) My Approach My approach draws on my training in Gestalt therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and trauma-informed somatic therapy (similar to Hakomi Method). I also have long term training in Functional Family Therapy, further deepening my ability to support families in building connection and resilience. My integrative, body-based approach helps clients build awareness and resilience, develop emotional regulation skills, and strengthen family bonds.