About Me

When clinicians need to understand the intersection of brain function and emotional healing, they learn from Allison Broennimann. Her unique combination of neuropsychology expertise and depth therapy training helps practitioners navigate complex cases where cognitive function meets psychological trauma.

With over a decade of clinical experience, Dr. Broennimann has built her practice around the understanding that lasting therapeutic change requires attention to both brain-based patterns and unconscious emotional processes. Her work spans private practice in San Francisco, hospital-based neuropsychology at Alameda Health System, and specialised care for veterans at the SF VA Medical Center - giving her rare insight into how trauma, brain injury, and mood disorders intersect in clinical practice.

Her specialty areas include depth psychotherapy, neuropsychological assessment, trauma treatment, and attachment work, with particular expertise serving LGBTQ+ clients and those with traumatic brain injury. What makes her approach distinctive is the integration of neuropsychological understanding with depth psychology principles. She helps clinicians recognise when cognitive symptoms mask emotional wounds and when psychological distress reflects underlying neurological factors.

In her training programs, Dr. Broennimann teaches practitioners how to conduct comprehensive assessments that capture both cognitive functioning and emotional dynamics. Her methods help clinicians develop treatment plans that address the whole person - not just symptoms - while providing concrete tools for working with complex presentations like codependency, attachment trauma, and mood disorders complicated by brain injury.

For your practice, expect to gain skills in integrating neuropsychological insights with psychotherapeutic interventions, practical frameworks for working with LGBTQ+ clients, and assessment techniques that reveal the deeper patterns driving client struggles.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University, 2010
• M.S., Clinical Psychology, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University, 2008
• Certificate Program in Neuropsychological Assessment, 2008
• B.A., Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2002
• Licensed Clinical Psychologist, California (PSY 24463), 2011

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association (Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology; Division 40, Neuropsychology)
• The Northern California Neuropsychology Forum
• National Academy of Neuropsychology

Teaching & Roles

• Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, San Francisco, 2011–present
• Depth Therapy Expert, Allison Therapy
• Attending Clinical Neuropsychologist, Alameda Health System, 2015–2017
• Attending Neuropsychologist, Alameda Neuropsych, Inc., 2011–2015
• Postdoctoral Fellow, SF VA Medical Center, 2010–2011

Featured & Recognition

• Mental health writer and co-author (Instagram/YouTube), 2023–2025
• Active contributor to neuropsychology and depth therapy education