Meet people with curiosity.
Start by listening. Make room for the person behind the question.
ABOUT ALLIS
A practice built
around people.
Independent, community-rooted, and interested in the person behind the question.
Room for your
own experience.
People-first means making room for different histories, hopes, and hesitations. It means being clear about the next step, listening without assumptions, and recognizing that fit matters.
We want the practice to work for clients, therapists, and the people who keep it running. Thoughtful relationships are at the center of that work.
MEET THE OWNER
Ross Freshwater
Before leading Allis Mental Health, Ross spent much of his career teaching high school social studies. His work centered on helping students understand the world and the people in it. Outside the classroom, travel and photography offered another way to explore people’s stories and perspectives.
That interest in understanding people connects his years in education with his work at Allis today. Ross leads the practice with a focus on human connection and community, supporting the clinical team as they provide therapy. As a former teacher and a dad, he brings a personal connection to the schools and families that are part of the practice’s wider community.
Ross leads the practice. Therapy is provided by the clinical team.
Curiosity, not assumptions.
Your experience is yours. We start by listening.
Choice has a place here.
Your questions and preferences belong in the conversation.
Beyond the
office door.
Allis’s community work includes connections with schools and families beyond the office. The same people-first approach guides how we think about those relationships: listen, understand the context, and make the next step clear.
If you are a school professional, a provider, or someone helping another person explore therapy, start with our referral information.
For referring partners
A SHARED STARTING POINT
Useful information.
Human connections.
Know the people.
Read clinician backgrounds and approaches before recommending the practice.
Our therapistsWHAT GUIDES US
More room for
your own experience.
Make the first step clearer.
Explain the options, the practical details and what happens next.
Make room for fit.
The therapeutic relationship matters. Questions and preferences belong here.
Respect the individual pace.
Make space for greater awareness and self-understanding, without prescribing one path.
People-first inside, too.
A practice should support the people receiving care and the people providing it.
Make the beliefs practical.
Helpful profiles, clearer information and thoughtful next steps.
YOUR QUESTIONS. YOUR PACE.
You don’t need
the perfect words.
A question about the person, the process or the practical things is a place to start.