Alison Ferguson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from North Carolina State University and a Masters Degree in Social Work from Boston College.
She has experience working in acute inpatient hospital and partial hospital settings, residential and day treatment programs and outpatient mental health clinics. In addition to seeing clients at Inner Solutions, Alison also contracts with Wilmington Health Access for Teens to provide mental health services within New Hanover County Schools.
Alison’s approach to therapy is strengths-based and client-centered. She collaborates with clients and their families to identify concerns and establish goals to enhance relationships, increase self-confidence, develop coping and conflict resolution skills and improve academic and job performance, thus enabling clients to better manage stressors and enhance overall functioning in their daily lives.
Alison works with clients and families to help manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, other mood disorders, ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders and trauma reactivity. She works with those struggling with emotional and behavioral difficulties using a variety of treatment modalities. Alison also works with children and adolescents transitioning to new foster or adoptive homes by facilitating attachment and helping them to successfully transition into their new family setting.
Alison has a special interest in working with those who are recovering from past trauma. She has received specialized training to utilize a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT) approach to address symptoms related to trauma. TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment approach shown to help children, adolescents, and their caretakers overcome trauma-related difficulties. It is designed to reduce negative emotional and behavioral responses following child sexual abuse and other traumatic events.