Mental health is serious. Healing doesn't have to be heavy.
Clinical Comedy delivers trauma-informed therapeutic programming that integrates evidence-based clinical modalities — CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and group process — with the tools of stand-up, storytelling, and improv. Founded and led by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and professional comedian.
Our Services
Three ways to bring humor and healing together — each trauma-informed, evidence-based, and led by a licensed clinician.
Therapeutic Workshops
Experiential, clinician-facilitated groups for treatment centers, schools, and organizations — built with your clinical team and adapted to your population and level of care, targeting outcomes like distress tolerance, cognitive flexibility, and group cohesion. We don't joke about trauma. We help people move through it, with levity as the vehicle — never the punchline.
Stand-Up Performances
Live, professionally produced comedy for treatment centers, schools, workplaces, and fundraising events. Thoughtful, polished sets about mental health, recovery, and the shared strangeness of being human — built to connect, destigmatize, and remind people they're not alone. It's not therapy. It's just a really good show.
Corporate & Academic Trainings
Evidence-informed professional development on the therapeutic applications of humor — mechanisms, indications, contraindications, and session-ready techniques — with practical toolkits for schools, workplaces, and families. Research-backed, built for real-world use, and approved for CEU credit at select sessions.
Trainings
Meet the Founder
Clinical Comedy was founded by Ally Weinhold, LCSW — a Los Angeles–based licensed clinical social worker, professional comedian, and mental health advocate with fifteen years in recovery. Her work sits at a rare intersection: a clinician grounded in evidence-based practice — trauma-informed CBT, DBT, Polyvagal Theory, and narrative and expressive arts therapy — and a working comedian who has performed at the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store, and the Hollywood Improv, as well as stages in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, and Edinburgh.
While earning her Master's in Social Work, Ally kept returning to one question: if so many art forms are used in mental health treatment, why not comedy? Clinical Comedy is her answer. Today she delivers workshops, performances, and trainings in treatment centers, hospitals, schools, workplaces, and military bases across the country — and presents at addiction medicine and mental health conferences nationwide, with select sessions approved for CEU credit.
Who We Serve
Treatment Centers & Recovery Settings
Schools & Universities
Workplaces & Teams
Fundraising Galas & Benefit Events
What People Are Saying
From the clinicians, educators, and organizations we've worked with.
We hired Clinical Comedy for a workshop series and couldn't recommend them more. Our clients truly enjoyed all three days of programming, and our clinical team was impressed by Ally's ability to deliver therapeutic material in a way that felt fun, engaging, and accessible.
— Abbey Kharr, LCSW, Restore Health & Wellness
Our treatment center has hired Clinical Comedy several times to provide inpatient comedy shows, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. The comedians are relatable, honest, and able to share their experiences with mental health and substance use in a way that supports healing and helps clients feel less alone.
— Kendall Georgatsos, LCSW, Phoenix Houses of California
Her laughter workshop was a transformative experience — I witnessed sides of our alumni I had never seen before. If you're looking for someone who is not only hilarious but also deeply authentic and dedicated to making a difference, I highly, highly recommend Ally.
— Tarah Howard, M.Ed., Alumni Relations Manager, Sabino Recovery
Ally uses stand-up comedy as an intervention in conversations about mental health and addiction. She taught our students how to express themselves based on what was really going on in their lives and what is important to them.
— Dr. Darren Valenta, Concordia College
Let's Talk
Interested in booking a show for your treatment center or gala, bringing a workshop to your classroom, IOP, or team — or just curious how comedy and clinical work fit together? Send a note and we'll get right back to you.