Biography
My career has been built at the intersection of clinical practice, education, and integrated healthcare systems. After more than a decade in Primary Care Behavioral Health — as a clinician, a supervisor, and a training director — I now divide my work across a private telehealth practice, consulting and professional education for providers and organizations, and an active institutional role at HealthPoint, a federally qualified health center in King County.
At HealthPoint, I serve as Behavioral Health Education Program Director and direct a psychology internship and post-doctoral fellowship in Primary Care Behavioral Health — training the next generation of integrated care providers in the same model I came up through. I also maintain an active clinical role there as a Behavioral Health Consultant, which keeps the training work grounded in current practice rather than abstracted from it.
Through Allred Consulting, I work with providers and organizations on behavioral health program development, offer continuing education and speaking engagements, and maintain a body of professional writing and clinical resources for providers in integrated settings.
Through Rainy Day Psychology, I maintain a private telehealth practice serving Washington adults, with a focus on trauma and adverse events, substance use, and affirming care. The clinical work keeps me honest about what providers in training actually need to know.
Addiction psychology has been a focus throughout my career — substance use is pervasive in primary care, and effective integrated care requires providers who can address it directly. When the American Board of Professional Psychology launched its specialty certification in Addiction Psychology, I pursued it, and the board certification reflects what has been a consistent thread through my clinical work.
Theoretical Orientation
My clinical work is grounded in Social Learning Theory, with particular attention to self-efficacy as the mechanism of change. The goal of effective therapy — and of effective provider training — is not to create dependence on the clinician or the institution, but to increase a person’s confidence in their own capacity to navigate what comes next.
Outside of Work
Away from the practice, the classroom, and the consulting table, you will find me with my family, somewhere in a book, or rewatching M*A*S*H for the umpteenth time.
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