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Allison Wood MSW RSW, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
Virtual appointments only
- Social Worker
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am
-
12:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Description
Allison has more than 20 years of experience and specializes in perinatal (postpartum and pregnancy) mental health. Issues include postpartum/pregnancy depression and anxiety, adjustment to motherhood, infant and pregnancy grief and loss, infertility issues, and trauma informed therapy related to traumatic births. Allison also provides counselling for perimenopause and menopause symptoms.
Conditions
- Adjustment disorder
- Adoption
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- Codependency
- Communication
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Fears / Phobias
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility or Adoption
- Insomnia
- Loneliness
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- LGBTQ2+
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- 1992-1996- B.A. Honors Psychology Mt. Allison University
- 1996-1998 BSW York University
- 2000-2001- MSW Wilfrid Laurier University
Professional associations
- Nova Scotia College of Social Workers #1815
Facility Information
Nest Therapy Perinatal Counselling and Psychotherapy
Summary
Allison Wood has been a clinical social worker for over 20 years and has extensive experience in the areas of perinatal mental health. Allison provides virtual psychotherapy for concerns such as postpartum and pregnancy depression/anxiety/OCD, adjustment to becoming a parent, infant and pregnancy loss, fertility challenges, parenting young children, relationship issues and birth trauma.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am
-
4:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am
-
12:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
