Dr. Allison Jackson, LCSW, CDTL is the CEO of Integration Solutions, Inc. Dr. Jackson
grew up in Richmond Virginia and through her lived experience and expertise has been
elevated to the international spotlight as a sought-after speaker, presenter, and expert
in trauma-informed care.
Dr. Jackson provides trauma and resilience-informed care consultation to human
service and healthcare organizations invested in the lives of ‘at-promise’ children,
families, and adults impacted by emotional trauma. She is also a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker, a Certified Sex Offender Practitioner in the State of Virginia, a Licensed
Independent Clinical Social Worker in the District of Columbia, and a Certified
Facilitator for Dr. Brené Brown’s Daring Way and Dare To Lead Curriculums.
Dr. Jackson is a person of lived experience as well as a professional who has provided
leadership development services via Behavioral Health, Education, Child Welfare, and
Criminal Justice systems for over 25 years. In addition, she has provided outpatient
therapeutic services for military service men and women and their families. Her clinical
practice and research have focused on advancing effective trauma-informed treatment
practices for persons who experience significant conduct related behavior problems.
Dr. Jackson previously worked for an international healthcare organization where she
was National Vice President of Clinical Operations and National Trauma-Informed
Service Line Leader. Partnering with the National Council of Behavioral HealthCare, she
co-led 17 National Teams through the Council’s Trauma- Informed Learning
Collaborative.
In 2018, Dr. Jackson conducted international work in Guatemala where she taught more
than 160 parents and professionals how to enhance their trauma-informed practices to
meet the needs of youth they serve.
Dr. Jackson’s TEDx-RVA Talk called “A Call to Connection: Making Childhood Trauma
Personal” has received nearly 120,000 views worldwide.
She is lives in Chesterfield Virginia and is a single mother of three girls ages 23, 17, and
12. Dr. Jackson is dedicated to creating resilience in her own life, her children’s lives as
well as in the lives of all children in the Greater Richmond area, United States, and
beyond. Her hope is that her work, in collaboration with so many others’, will increase
empathy and self-compassion for those impacted by trauma and thereby influence the
next generation’s health.
Dr. Jackson received her Doctorate, Master’s, and Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University.