Allison Stepka was born in Ohio and grew up in Carlsbad, California. Allison received her Master’s in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Allison has worked at PCH Center for four years as Dr. Jeff Ball’s Executive Assistant, and more recently as an Exposure and Response Prevention Coach and an Assistant Program Director. Allison’s first love of art came from her grandmother, Maryann, who would often take Allison to the Cleveland Museum of Art where Maryann volunteered as a docent.