About Alison
Alison Hite is a licensed social worker who blends practical strategies with a warm, client-centered approach. She uses clear, down-to-earth language to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and substance use concerns. Alison brings 14 years of experience and a steady presence to sessions.
Her work often combines cognitive-behavioral tools with mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas. That means she helps people notice thoughts and feelings, practice small behavioral changes, and act in ways that match their values.
How Alison works
Sessions are aimed at skills you can use between meetings, not just talk in the room. Alison also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas for emotion regulation and relationship skills. She helps people manage intense feelings, reduce impulsive actions, and improve communication.
Motivational interviewing techniques can support readiness for change when people feel stuck. She has experience addressing ADHD, addiction, grief, trauma, mood disorders, and challenges around self-esteem and isolation. Alison works with practical problems like money stress and life transitions as well as deeper emotional patterns that keep people stuck.
Sessions focus on collaboration. Alison helps clients set clear goals and chooses tools that fit each person's situation. Her Michigan license is displayed as LMSW and she conducts therapy in English.
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What Alison works with
The areas below are the ones Alison selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Alison often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values, even when thoughts and feelings are uncomfortable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another key part of her work and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with clients about goals, try different tools, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. That collaborative process helps match techniques to each person's daily life and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and deeper work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, reminders, or quick coping suggestions between sessions.
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