Growing Through Adversity and Trauma: How to Create The Life You Most Want No Matter What You’ve Been Through:
I am an expert in helping my clients experience rapid and profound transformation.
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In school, we learn math, history, and social studies, and we’re tested to ensure we know it all. But where do we go to learn how to truly thrive—how to find happiness within ourselves, do work that fulfills us, and build meaningful relationships?
Where do we learn how to turn stress into growth instead of just managing it?
How do we discover the keys to deep happiness, cultivate it, and live life with intention, confidence, and mastery?
What if we’re held back by trauma—whether from childhood, emotionally controlling relationships, or spiritual abuse in toxic, high-control church environments?
These challenges are more common than many people realize.
I’m Alan Allard—a former therapist turned expert in helping individuals, couples, and organizations thrive after adversity, setbacks, and trauma. Whether it’s past or present trauma, I can guide you to not only overcome it but use it to fuel your growth and transformation.
I’ve been featured in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report (where I was recognized as a workplace happiness expert), People Magazine, California Executive, and other media outlets.
I’ve facilitated workshops, coached leaders, and trained managers and leaders to be coaches in organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United Way, Evonik, and many others across the country.
I’ve trained therapists and I now coach other coaches to be more effective in their coaching.
But my true passion lies in helping individuals who feel weighed down by adversity or trauma.
Life can throw us off balance, making us feel small and powerless. No one is immune to these challenges—not even high performers. In fact, many of my clients are highly successful on the outside but feel an unsettling gap between their success and true happiness. Despite their efforts, something still feels out of sync.
Whether you’re here because things are going well and you want to reach the next level, or you’re struggling and searching for a way forward, I can help.
Even if you’ve sought help before and it didn’t work, I offer a unique blend of coaching and deep insight from my years as a therapist that enables you to create lasting change—faster than you might expect.
I specialize in transforming adversity into strength. If you think that’s a bold statement, you’re right. But I can make that claim confidently because I’ve seen it happen time and again.
I’m a rare coach with the background of a former therapist, and I can help you reclaim your happiness and achieve even greater success. (Remember, happiness fuels success—not the other way around.)
In my twelve years of private practice in the Chicago area, primarily in Naperville, I gained deep insights into how to quickly help clients turn things around and thrive.
Call me at 678-778-9012, send me a text, or email me at alan@alanallard.com.
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