We’re looking forward to introducing you to Ally Stuckless. Check out our conversation below.
Ally, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
I’m an early riser by choice. The first 90 minutes of my day are intentionally quiet and just for me. I wake up early, get some movement in, and start the morning slowly rather than rushing. I love the stillness and peace of the early morning before the day gets busy. That extra time helps me ground myself and set the tone for the rest of the day, both personally and professionally.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Ally Stuckless, a licensed therapist and the founder of Steady Place Therapy. At its core, Steady Place is built on the belief that healing does not have to feel overly clinical, rushed, or overwhelming. As a clinician, I strive to show up for my clients as a grounded, human, and steady presence.
My work sits at the intersection of mental health, wellness, and routines for everyday life. I support adults and teens who are high-functioning on the outside, but feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected on the inside, often juggling demanding careers, relationships, academics, and high expectations while quietly burning out. I love walking alongside my clients as they learn to set boundaries, build self-compassion, and create healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Steady Place Therapy officially launched as of January 2026, and is growing as a therapy practice, but my vision is for it to grow into something broader and larger over time. Steady Place is a brand and philosophy centered on helping high-achieving individuals slow down, prioritize themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and build lives that feel authentic and peaceful rather than performative and chaotic. What makes it unique is the emphasis on presence and practicality. Therapy meets people where they are and is paired with tools that support holistic, day-to-day wellbeing.
Right now, I am focused on building Steady Place Therapy while also expanding it beyond the therapy room through writing, digital content, and future offerings designed to help people feel more at home in their own lives.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
I’d say the part of me that is ready to be released is the version of myself that believed pushing through, silencing my own intuition, and overachieving was always the answer. For a long time, that part helped me stay capable, responsible, and productive in my work and life. In many ways that part got me where I needed to go. But over time, I realized there was a deep cost in that it also taught me to override my own needs and confuse endurance with strength.
Releasing that part has meant learning to value sustainability over constant output and allowing rest, presence, and care to be part of my daily routine and lifestyle, rather than something I have earn later.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering has taught me that you can be functioning, accomplished, and even successful while still being deeply disconnected from yourself, your body and your values. Success often rewards performance and output, but it doesn’t necessarily require presence. Moving through harder seasons over the last few years has made it clear that real wellbeing comes from listening inward, not just achieving outwardly. That awareness has reshaped how I understand health, resilience, and what success actually means to me.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
My closest friends would probably say that relationships and community truly matter to me. I’m genuinely invested in the people in my life and in creating spaces where others feel supported, seen, and connected. They would also say that health and wellness, both mental and physical, is a real priority for me that I focus on in my everyday life.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
I would stop overcommitting and saying yes to things that pull me away from the life I actually want to be present for. I would stop rushing through moments and measuring my worth by productivity. Knowing time was limited would make it even clearer that presence, health, and meaningful relationships matter far more than keeping up or doing more.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.steadyplacetherapy.com
- Instagram: @steadyplacetherapy & @allystuckless
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ally-stuckless/
- Facebook: Steady Place Therapy
- Other: I think this is the Facebook URL to link for the Steady Place FB account, but if you open it, and it does not go there or is an invalid link, please disregard – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584929758055
Image Credits
Image credits go to – Rachel Meagan with Archive Haus Studio
