Allison Hauser, M.A., L.M.H.C.
allison​@allisonhauser.com 813-362-1051 www.allisonhauser.com Office: 720 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32606
Education
2021 – 2023

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.A.

Northwestern University

3.93 GPA, Yield Scholarship, Highest Award, $10K

2014 – 2017

Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, B.A.

University of South Florida

Double Concentration in Psychology & Sociology

Dean's List, Cum Laude

2012 – 2013

Strategic Design and Business Management, B.B.A.

Parsons School of Design

Dean's List, Dean's Merit Scholarship

Awards
2017

Campus MovieFest at University of South Florida, Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer of Outlook (2017), a short film following a queer Latinx male's recovery from domestic violence

2011

Wesleyan University, Book Award

2010

University of Rochester, George Eastman Young Leaders Award

2005

USA Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastic Junior Olympian Qualifier, 2x

Work Experience
August 2021 – PresentSt. Petersburg, FL
  • •Provide psychodynamic/​psychoanalytic psychotherapy in independent solo practice (RMHCI 2021–2023; LMHC 2023–present), conducting 1,000s of sessions across long-term outpatient and short-term inpatient-adjacent clinical contexts
  • •Hold full clinical responsibility from initial consultation to termination, with sustained attention to transference, relational dynamics, and unconscious process
  • •Completed 200+ weeks of intensive psychoanalytic supervision with Drs. Jonathan Shedler, Joseph Munson, and Dana Maurie Lung, Ph.D., including UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital supervision focused on high-acuity intake, crisis evaluation, and level-of-care determination
  • •Elected President-Elect, Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society (American Psychoanalytic Association chapter)
  • •Delivered invited lectures at UC Berkeley, Appalachian State University, and Neuro Challenge Foundation on psychoanalytic approaches to psychedelic therapy, sexuality in Parkinson’s disease (patients and caregivers), and clinical training and identity
  • •Engage in applied clinical innovation, including beta testing PsychScan AI diagnostic tool across 70 telehealth patients in early-stage deployment
  • •Design and manage full solo practice systems including clinical workflow, billing, insurance coordination, and administrative infrastructure
  • •Contributed as editor to a therapeutic guidebook for reality television cast, extensively rewriting 200 pages of submitted CBT/​DBT skills content within an accessible psychoanalytic framework, supporting self-regulation, motivation insight, and decision-making for cast during filming
    • June 2024 – PresentGainesville, FL

    ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

    Intake Counselor, University of Florida Shands Psychiatric Hospital
  • •Facilitate emergent psychiatric admissions for high-acuity patients, coordinating Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Finance, and family/​proxy systems
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  • •Conduct rapid, comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to determine level of care and communicate clinical impressions to Resident/​Attending towards diagnosis, medication, placement decisions
  • •Coordinate crisis response with hospital security and law enforcement and execute utilization management for inpatient authorization
    • October 2022 – March 2023Remote

    CLINICAL RESEARCH & NEUROSCIENCE SYSTEMS DESIGN

    Neuroscience Program Evaluator, Beckley Retreats
  • •Researched and enhanced Beckley Retreats' 11-week virtual psychedelic integration program design
  • •Analyzed hundreds of publications, summarized 50 multi-year surveys, and conducted 15 expert interviews alongside SVP and neuroscientists from Imperial College London
  • •Wrote deliverables for C-Suite on patient curriculum to maximize psychological change
    • February 2013 – PresentInternational

    CULTURAL, MEDIA & PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS

    Creative Director, Allison Hauser Consulting, LLC⁠
  • •Facilitated VR experiences at The Dalí Museum, translating interface behavior into real-time user understanding across high-volume, diverse audiences
  • •Delivered and supported programming across hybrid conferences for National Organization for Arts in Health, race-focused group facilitation with The Well Therapy, and City of St. Petersburg’s immersive New Year’s Eve public arts event
  • •Built a dataset of 100s of artworks from Art Basel Miami Beach for the Magnus mobile app, including hard-to-access gallery pricing data in a low-transparency market
    • August 2019 – March 2020Clearwater, FL, USA

    DEVELOPMENTAL & EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS WORK

    Art Center Assistant Director, Artz 4 Life Academy, Inc.⁠
  • •Produced Dundu Dole African Ballet Company performances, managing 100+ artists and sponsors
  • •Directed operations of an afterschool center serving 100+ K–12 children, delivering culturally responsive multimodal programming
  • •Designed assessments and group play, and coordinated counseling and education specialists to support academic, psychological, and creative development
  • •Developed grant proposals addressing systemic inequities impacting participating families
    • May 2015 – May 2016Tampa, FL, USA
  • •Synthesized data from 300 Between Two Ferns satirical interview videos to analyze factors influencing content virality
  • •Developed deductive coding schema and typologies to analyze comedic structures and nonverbal cues related to gender, sexuality, and age-based humor
  • •Coded interview transcripts and developed summary tables with inter-rater reliability procedures
  • •Contributed to sociological research on humor transmission and social bias in mediated communication
    • May 2013 – September 2013New York City, NY, USA
  • •Executed Google Analytic campaigns, A/​B tested SEO and UX to target 200K B2B/​B2C leaders
  • •Collaborated and presented weekly with 40 data analysts and directors in the headquarter office
  • •Cross-pollinate with thought leaders at IDEO, Accenture, and NYC start-up ecosystems
    • Conferences & Lectures
    2025

    Neuro Challenge Foundation

    Lecturer, "Parkinson's & Sexuality from a Psychoanalytic Lens," Remote
    2024

    Psychedelic Medicine Israel 2024⁠

    Poster Session (Accepted Submission)
    2023

    Discovery Sessions 2023: The Bay Area's Gathering of Psychedelic Community⁠

    Panelist, "Psychedelic Sacraments" Session, San Francisco, CA
    2023

    UC Berkeley, Forms of Psychedelic Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference Exploring the Intersections of Aesthetics, Ethics, Religion and Altered States⁠

    Lecturer, "Culturally-Integrative Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy Model for Jewish American Elderly," Berkeley, CA
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    2022

    Northwestern University, Graduate Women Across Northwestern's Gender Equity in Academic Research Symposium

    Lecturer, "Applying psychodynamic theory to COVID-19 Response: Defense analysis of individual and global unconsciouses," Evanston, IL
    2020

    National Organization for Arts in Health, 4th Annual Conference: Making Arts Integral to Health and Wellbeing

    Facilitator, Florida Networking Session, Remote

    2019

    National Minority Mental Health Summit: Healing While Black

    Therapeutic Discussion Facilitator, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL

    2019

    Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice

    Advocate, Sponsored by The Well for Life LLC, Tallahassee, FL

    2014

    Mozilla Foundation MozFest UK

    Featured Artist and Participatory Facilitator, "Push Your Selfie," Ravensbourne College of Design, London, UK
    Papers
    2024

    The Therapy Guidebook for Reality Entertainment Talent

    Contributing Editor, Unscripted Cast Advocacy Network
    2023

    "Towards a Culturally-Integrative Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Model: End-of-Life with the Jewish American Elderly"

    Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Eric Beeson, Ph.D., Northwestern University
    2022

    "Behind the scenes with a counselor-in-training"⁠

    Guest Author, Counseling Today, Top Ten Most-Read Article of 2022
    2022

    "On Ecological Trauma & A New Treatment Paradigm"⁠

    Newsletter Guest Writer, Center for Civic Engagement at Northwestern University
    2016

    "The Design of Anorexia Nervosa: In Search of a Material-Discursive Body within Intra-Active Social Conditions"

    Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Diane Price Herndl, Ph.D., USF Department Chair of Women & Gender Studies
    2017

    “Illuminating Perception: Methods and Psychological Implications of Light Technologies on the Net Artist and Audience”

    Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Sanocki, Ph.D., USF Department of Psychology
    2015

    "Accomplishing humorous awkwardness: Performing traditional masculinities and femininities, heteronormative sexualities, and age-stereotyped identities in ‘Between Two Ferns'"

    Co-Author, Supervisor: Dr. Scott Murphy, Ph.D., USF Department of Sociology Presented at International Society for Humor Studies Conference, Oakland, CA
    Professional Associations
    2026 –

    American Psychoanalytic Association

    Member
    2021 – 2023

    Northwestern University Psychedelics in Counseling

    Co-Founder
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    2021 – 2023
    2018 – 2020

    National Organization for Arts in Health⁠

    Florida Regional Network Chair
    Grants
    2025

    Studio T/M Ceramics

    150 USD
    2024

    International Psychotherapy Institute

    200 USD
    2023

    International Psychotherapy Institute

    360 USD
    2023

    Polygon Labs x She-Fi (Cryptocurrency Industry)

    500 USD
    2021

    Northwestern University

    10K USD
    2014

    Mozilla UK

    3K USD
    2018

    Pyramid Inc. Arts Center

    1K USD
    Interviews
    2023

    All Counseling, "When The Holidays Aren't Happy Times"

    Public webinar on mental health during the holidays
    2022

    Appalachian State University⁠

    Guest Speaker for Student Counselor Group Supervision
    2018

    88.5 WMNF Radio, Tampa, Florida, Activist Representing USF LGBTQ Safe Home

    Certifications
    2022

    CITI Program

    Social/Behavioral Investigators and Key Personnel
    2022

    Clinical First Responder II⁠

    Peak Experience Training
    2019 – 2022

    International Yoga Alliance

    Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT-200
    Artistic Productions, Exhibitions, and Performances
    2025Gainesville, FL, USA

    Congregation B'Nai Israel

    Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, Choir Singer

    2023Tampa, FL, USA

    Movement Studies, Group, Dancer

    2023Tampa, FL, USA

    Congregation Schaarai Zedek

    Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre 5784 Services, Choir

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    2023Evanston, IL, USA

    Terra Nostra by Stacey Garrop, Northwestern University's Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Live Performance and Recording, Choir Singer

    2022Evanston, IL, USA

    Our Voice, Our Power: Reflections of Resilience, Charles Deering Library, Group Show, Film Photography and Artist Presentation

    2022Evanston, IL, USA
    2021Brunswick, GA, USA

    Hostel in the Forest

    "Weekend of Wonder," Music and Healing Retreat Host

    2021Bahamas

    Remedios Sailing Vessel

    Artist-in-Residence, Videography

    2020St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Spitfire Theater

    Improv Comedy Troupe Member

    2019St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Daddy Kool Records

    Record Store Day, Event Production

    2019St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum

    1st Annual Tampa Bay Collard Greens Festival, Production Coordination

    2019Tampa, FL, USA

    Pyramid, Inc. Performing Arts Center

    Yoga for Resilience in Autism: 6-Week Workshop through the Chakras, Yoga Instructor, Curriculum Designer (1K USD Grant)

    2018Tampa, FL, USA

    Tailgate Projects

    Mind Your Body, Group Show, Digital Media Projection Mapping Performance

    2018St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    OK Transmit! at Duncan McClellan Gallery

    OK Transmit New Media Meetups, Production, Artistic Direction

    2018St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Morean Arts Center

    Autobiographical Altered Books, Group Show, Painting

    2017Tampa, FL, USA

    Campus MovieFest at University of South Florida

    Outlook (2017), Impromptu Films, Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Writer

    2015Miami Beach, FL, USA

    "Magnus" Mobile Application

    Art Basel Miami Beach, Cataloguing, Archiving

    2015Tampa, FL, USA

    QUAID Gallery

    Digital Enmeshment, Gamut Space, Group Show, New Media

    2015Stamford, CT, USA

    Franklin Street Works

    It Narratives: The Movement of Objects as Information, Group Show, New Media

    2014London, UK

    Mozilla MozFest London

    Push Your Selfie, Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, Group Show, New Media (3K USD Sponsorship)

    2014Tampa, FL, USA

    USF Contemporary Art Museum

    The Many Faces of Dan, Centre Gallery, Group Show, Painting

    2012New York City, NY, USA

    DIS Art

    Stock Photography Options, Suzanne Geiss Gallery, Production Intern

    2012New York City, NY, USA

    Adobe Systems

    Map The City, Cooper Union and Parsons School of Design, New Media Projection Mapping

    2011Gainesville, FL, USA

    University of Florida College of Fine Arts

    Embodiment of Emotion, WARPHAUS, Group Show, New Media Installation

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    Author Note

    Grammar and role descriptions of the "Work Experience" section were edited by ChatGPT. - A.H.

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