Hello there, fellow humans. I'm Alison. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.  I'm also a person that likes writing, reading, psychology, humanism, existentialism, indie rock, social justice, donuts, animal rights, Survivor, prestige television but also Selling Sunset, avoiding public restrooms, looking up real estate in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Costa Rica, interior design, and choreographing ice dance routines in my mind. I live in Iowa City, IA with a husband, a daughter, a cat, and a lizard. I vote Democrat. I hate mushrooms. I want someone to figure out a Theory of Everything already.