- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping tools
- Relationship support
About Allison
Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She has seven years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Allison emphasizes that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the therapy space. She presents therapy as a collaborative process and offers steady support for people taking the first steps toward change.
Allison uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's needs and goals. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and develop practical coping strategies. The Gottman Method informs her work around relationship and intimacy concerns, while Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused approaches guide short-term problem solving and trauma recovery when appropriate.
In sessions she aims for a straightforward, respectful style. Conversations are aimed at clarifying what matters most, building skills, and trying small changes that fit into daily life. She pays attention to communication patterns, body image concerns, and feelings like guilt, shame, or isolation.
Allison supports people facing parenting challenges, pregnancy and childbirth related stress, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues affecting LGBTQ people and women’s issues more broadly. Her background blends practical tools with listening that centers the client's perspective.
To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling happens according to therapist availability and the subscription billing can be canceled at any time.
How Allison’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Allison integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that work well in remote sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters to the client, which helps establish a clear agenda together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing patterns of thought and testing small behavior changes, which can be practiced between meetings and tracked during sessions.She also uses elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns when appropriate, helping people identify interaction patterns and practice new ways of communicating. These approaches are explained and chosen collaboratively so the client and therapist can decide what fits best for the client's needs and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Allison will help clients identify which methods match their goals and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. The process is framed as a team effort, with regular check-ins about what is or isn’t helping.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and support consistent follow-up on skills practiced between sessions. Ask about current session options during the initial scheduling step to plan what will work best for everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Allison commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues. Other focuses include relationship and intimacy challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She centers the client's experience and uses practical strategies to try small, manageable changes.
What is her professional background?
Allison has seven years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relational issues. She emphasizes client strengths during the therapy process.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as MO LPC, and practices in Missouri.
Which languages does she use for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her services?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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