About Allen
Allen Gholston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and grief. They offer a nonjudgmental presence and practical support for concerns around self-esteem, relationships, work changes, and identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria topics. Allen uses a client-centered style.
Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on building doable steps. They listen with positive regard and tailor plans to fit each person's situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.
How Allen works
In practice, Allen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. They also use Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and Mindfulness approaches to increase present-moment awareness. Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck or ambivalent about change.
Allen holds a Master of Science in Social Work and is licensed as an LCSW in Tennessee. Their background includes long-term work with people facing chronic illness, addictions, personality and mood disorders, and trauma and abuse. That experience informs a calm, steady approach.
Sessions can address practical coping tools, relapse prevention strategies, grief processing, and ways to reduce compassion fatigue. Allen encourages small, sustainable changes and notices progress along the way.
Allen lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Allen works with
The areas below are the ones Allen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How practical approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and priorities. The therapist listens closely and helps shape a plan that fits the person's life, which is useful for stress, relationship worries, and identity concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try out different behaviors. It is well suited for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns by teaching skills to change patterns that maintain problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. It can help when anger, intense mood swings, or self-directed behaviors make daily life hard.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Allen will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can blend techniques and adjust over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, shorter updates, or when someone prefers writing over talking. These options help make steady progress while fitting therapy into busy lives.
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