Hello, is this thing on?

This is my why.

All are welcome here. Whether you are a current client of mine, a fellow traveler, someone who knows me, or a lovely stranger, I welcome you. My name is Allie Argue and I know in my bones, I was put on this earth to be a healer. Ever since I was a little lass’ I had the capacity to hold others. I don’t mean just hold in a physical sense, I mean truly hold them, their experiences, and their pain. Maybe it’s because I have lived a very long life for only being in my 30s? Or maybe it’s because I am able to truly see and experience people for the strong, resilient, beautiful souls that they are. Or maybe it’s just because I understand the deepest parts of myself which allows me to invite the deepest parts of others to take up space with me. Maybe, just maybe, this is what I am meant to do during my time here.

When I moved down to the great South, I was hungry for change. The bartending gig was fun and all; and let me tell you there is something about giving folks alcohol that really makes them feel safe to be vulnerable with you. But I felt in the pits of my soul, it was time. Time for change, time for depth, time for healing. And so the journey continued. Now, I have been in therapy myself for over two decades. I always say, never trust a therapist who isn’t in therapy themselves. It was then, I began my journey becoming a therapist. Now, going to graduate school to learn about the wonderful complexities of what it means to be a therapist could have never prepared me for the magic that happens, as a therapist. Experiencing folks during some of there most vulnerable moments, the sheer gift it is to experience these wonderful humans that are so bravely navigating the depths of healing. I have cried with clients, I have laughed hysterically with them. I mean, when a human states “grandma poop fingers”, how could you not laugh? And I have sat with these beautiful humans during some painful moments. Being a therapist is not for the faint of heart; I love my job, truly. And it is one of the most deepest, hardest jobs I have the privilege to experience. I work often with complex trauma, or CPTSD as the clinicians label it. Sitting with folks during reprocessing and integrating new ways of experiencing these traumas is hard, it’s uncomfortable, it’s also incredibly beautiful to witness. To experience healing, as a healer, as someone who is still healing, with others who are bravely, courageously healing. I am forever grateful to know these people, to experience their journeys alongside them. This is my why.