Ally Silva

Licensed Clinical Social Worker #93160

Supporting teens, young adults, and adults with authenticity, empowerment, and trauma-informed care.

Top Specialties

Ally’s primary areas of focus include:

She is especially passionate about supporting individuals through identity exploration, empowerment work, and any experience that has made them question their worth.

About Ally

Ally Silva is a board-certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a deep passion for helping people understand their worth, build confidence, and strengthen their relationships with themselves and others. With a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California, Ally is licensed to offer therapy in California (in-office + virtual) and Vermont (virtual).

Ally is particularly known for her warm presence, her ability to blend humor with honesty, and her dedication to creating a therapy space where clients feel safe, respected, and deeply supported. She works collaboratively, ensuring therapy feels like a partnership rather than a one-sided process. Clients appreciate her ability to hold space for reflection while also offering grounded, straightforward insight when needed.

Who Ally Works With

Ally provides therapy for:

Teens (12–17)
Young adults (18–26)
Adults

She supports clients in both California (in-office + virtual) and Vermont (virtual).

Ally has extensive experience working with:

Teens exploring identity, self-esteem, and school or peer stress
Young adults navigating independence, transitions, and relationship patterns
Adults rebuilding after trauma, burnout, or major life changes
LGBTQIA+ clients seeking affirming, validating care
Individuals healing from domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and unhealthy relationship cycles

Her Therapeutic Approach

When Ally is not working, you can find her:

Her Therapeutic Approach

Ally practices from a client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed foundation. She believes you are the expert in your own life, and her role is to walk alongside you, offering tools, understanding, and clarity.

She integrates:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Trauma-informed CBT

Problem-Solving Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

EMDR

Motivational Interviewing

Attachment-based + relational approaches

What It’s Like to Work With Ally

Ally blends warmth, humor, and authenticity with steady guidance. She often describes herself as quirky—someone who’s not afraid to laugh at herself and bring lightness into the room when appropriate.

In your work together, you can expect:

Therapy with Ally feels like being supported by someone who genuinely sees you and believes in your strength.

Additional Areas of Expertise

Ally also works with clients navigating:

Anxiety
Codependency
Boundary-setting + social skills
Depression
Disordered eating
Family conflict
Grief and loss
Intimate partner violence
Mood disorders
Self-esteem
Self-harm (non-crisis)
Sexual abuse
Spirituality + religion
Substance use
Teen dating abuse/violence

Education & Training

Professional Experience

Ally brings nearly a decade of experience across clinical, educational, and crisis settings:

Teen Therapy Center (2020–2025)

Therapist and Clinical Supervisor supporting teens and young adults.

Bay Area Youth Center (2016–2020)

Provided clinical case management and trauma-informed care to transition-aged foster youth in a transitional housing program.

Valley Crisis Center (2015–2016)

Offered counseling and crisis support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Her work across these settings has shaped her ability to hold space for complex emotions, trauma histories, and identity exploration with deep compassion and clarity.