Allison Kress, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist with extensive experience in guiding both teenagers and adults through understanding and resolving many different life issues, such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career changes, life adjustments, and challenges specific to women and teenagers.   In addition, Dr. Kress is a leading expert and one of the few therapists in California specializing in cutting and other types of self-injury.  She has years of research and clinical practice in this area, successfully helping people overcome their struggles and end self-injury. Dr. Kress wrote her doctoral dissertation on adolescent females who engage in cutting, and she developed a unique treatment workbook as a hands-on guide for clients as they reflect on and change their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Dr. Kress has also given numerous presentations to students, agencies, and the media about  cutting and other types of self-injury.  Prior to private practice, Dr. Kress worked with adults, teens and children in clincial settings, as well as in public schools and universities. She also volunteers her time counseling military members and their families as a grief and P.T.S.D. therapist, has worked at the National Women’s Health Network in Washington, D.C., and has assisted people on suicide/crisis hotlines.