About Alison
Alison Mann is a licensed counselor with a decade of clinical experience. She earned a master’s degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce and holds the LPCC and LPC credentials. Alison has spent many years supporting students and families in educational settings, and she brings that practical experience into her therapy work.
Alison focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She also works with depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues related to self-esteem.
How Alison works
Her practice addresses relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, career concerns, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar mood concerns. She uses client-centered principles to create a respectful, accepting space. That approach helps people feel heard and understood before moving into problem solving.
Alison also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve mood and coping. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Alison helps clients identify specific steps they can try between sessions.
She also supports people exploring life purpose, forgiveness, communication problems, social anxiety, and compassion fatigue. Her background in schools shaped a practical, down-to-earth style. She helps people break big problems into small steps.
The aim is clearer thinking, better emotional control, and stronger day-to-day coping skills.
Alison lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How client-centered care and CBT work online
Alison commonly uses client-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a collaborative relationship so people feel heard and can explore what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Alison will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy makes those approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone calls can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, steady contact, and a way to keep therapy consistent with everyday life.
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