Individual Therapy

A Personalized Approach You Can Trust

Individual therapy isn’t about one-size-fits-all solutions; it’s about truly meeting you where you are and gently evolving with you as you heal. At Canine Connected Counseling, you’ll find caring, personalized support and flexible treatment plans designed to guide you toward meaningful, lasting change by addressing the root of what’s holding you back.

A picture of Jessica Allen LCSW with her therapy dog Riley on the left wearing a pink collar and Westley in front of her with tongue out wearing a blue collar as her therapy dog in training.
A picture of Jessica Allen LCSW with her therapy dog Riley on the left wearing a pink collar and Westley in front of her with tongue out wearing a blue collar as her therapy dog in training.
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Therapeutic Modalities

Colorful wooden figurines resembling people lying on a round wooden surface, surrounded by multicolored paper confetti. IFS. Parts Work. Self. Managers. Firefighters. Exiles. Wounded.
Colorful wooden figurines resembling people lying on a round wooden surface, surrounded by multicolored paper confetti. IFS. Parts Work. Self. Managers. Firefighters. Exiles. Wounded.

Get to know the different parts of yourself and learn how to work with them. It’s like a friendly team meeting inside your mind that brings balance and healing.

IFS-Informed Parts Work

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A woman with curly black hair sits on a cream armchair watching the fingers of the other woman closest to the camera who has her two fingers up and is moving them side to side for BLS. It appears they are actively reprocessing using EMDR.
A woman with curly black hair sits on a cream armchair watching the fingers of the other woman closest to the camera who has her two fingers up and is moving them side to side for BLS. It appears they are actively reprocessing using EMDR.

EMDR

A therapy model that helps your brain heal from trauma by using gentle eye movements to reduce painful memories and stress. It supports faster emotional recovery and relief.

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A young boy with blonde hair, wearing an orange shirt, is standing at a table and looking at a wooden tray filled with sand and seashells. The background includes a white shelving unit, a potted plant with orange flowers, and a piece of wall art hanging on the wall.
A young boy with blonde hair, wearing an orange shirt, is standing at a table and looking at a wooden tray filled with sand and seashells. The background includes a white shelving unit, a potted plant with orange flowers, and a piece of wall art hanging on the wall.

Play is the natural way children communicate. This helps children express their emotions, work through challenges, and develop coping skills.

Play Therapy

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Safe and Sound Protocol uses headphones to offer filtered music that helps regulate the nervous system. Jessica Allen LCSW is trained in the SSP and is offering it to clients at her new practice.
Safe and Sound Protocol uses headphones to offer filtered music that helps regulate the nervous system. Jessica Allen LCSW is trained in the SSP and is offering it to clients at her new practice.

Safe & Sound Protocol

A gentle, music-based therapy designed to calm your nervous system and enhance emotional resilience. It helps you feel safer, more connected, and better able to handle everyday stress.

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Orbeez or water beads in a bowl. Offering a sensory experience to the person holding them in their hand. Sensory-smart interventions, body work, and self-awareness are important in mental health therapy.
Orbeez or water beads in a bowl. Offering a sensory experience to the person holding them in their hand. Sensory-smart interventions, body work, and self-awareness are important in mental health therapy.

Sensory & Somatics

These models help your body and mind connect by focusing on physical sensations. They support healing from stress and trauma through gentle movement and awareness.

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A woman and a young boy at the beach, smiling and embracing each other as the sun sets. Secure Attachment. Family Therapy.
A woman and a young boy at the beach, smiling and embracing each other as the sun sets. Secure Attachment. Family Therapy.

Attachment

Explore how early relationships with caregivers shape our emotional bonds and sense of security.

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Riley and Westley sitting in a box in a grassy meadow or field with trees behind them. Animal-Assisted Therapy. Therapy Dogs. RocDog Inc., Elle Photography.
Riley and Westley sitting in a box in a grassy meadow or field with trees behind them. Animal-Assisted Therapy. Therapy Dogs. RocDog Inc., Elle Photography.

Canine-Assisted Therapy

The unique bond between humans and dogs enhances trust, promotes relaxation, and fosters overall well-being, Helping clients feel safe and motivated throughout their treatment

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Child plays with different materials to create a colorful art piece. Similar to play therapy, art therapy, creative processing offers an experience to move through regulation states.
Child plays with different materials to create a colorful art piece. Similar to play therapy, art therapy, creative processing offers an experience to move through regulation states.

Creative Processing

Uses art, writing, music, and other creative activities to explore emotions and experiences. It helps support healing in a personal and expressive way.

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Special Interests

View of someone standing on a black surface near a rainbow made of painted arcs in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with white shoes clearly visible at the bottom of the image.
View of someone standing on a black surface near a rainbow made of painted arcs in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with white shoes clearly visible at the bottom of the image.

As someone with ADHD, I get the struggles of executive dysfunction firsthand. I’m here to offer care that respects your unique brain and supports you in thriving just as you are.

Neurodiversity

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A woman holding a pink stethoscope shaped like a heart, with her face partially visible and smiling. Chronic Illness representation and mental health therapy. Supporting those with autoimmune conditions.
A woman holding a pink stethoscope shaped like a heart, with her face partially visible and smiling. Chronic Illness representation and mental health therapy. Supporting those with autoimmune conditions.

Chronic Illness

Living with dysautonomia, I know the frustration and pain that comes with chronic illness. I’m here to listen, believe you, and support your healing in a caring, understanding space.

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A man with dark hair and beard sitting on a brown leather tufted couch, leaning back with one hand on his forehead, against a dark blue wall. EMDR Therapy. Trauma Therapy.
A man with dark hair and beard sitting on a brown leather tufted couch, leaning back with one hand on his forehead, against a dark blue wall. EMDR Therapy. Trauma Therapy.

Complex Trauma

Trauma happens to everyone. It can have extreme effects on the mind and body. I am passionate about assisting those with PTSD/C-PTSD and encouraging post-traumatic growth.

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Location

5775 Broadway Lancaster, NY 14086

Jessica Allen LCSW Office Building in Lancaster, NY [Buffalo]. She offers in person, virtual and hybrid treatment frequencies.
Jessica Allen LCSW Office Building in Lancaster, NY [Buffalo]. She offers in person, virtual and hybrid treatment frequencies.