About Allison
Allison Kemble is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people navigate grief, stress, and big life changes. She uses a straightforward, compassionate style and focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. Allison works by listening first, then building on strengths to meet each person's goals.
Her background began in career counseling, where she supported clients receiving government assistance. She helped with barriers like housing, childcare, and employment.
How Allison works
That work taught her how to break problems into small, doable steps. Allison later moved into medical social work for a major health system. There she provided grief counseling, crisis intervention, and short-term support for people facing serious or chronic illness.
She has experience with disease management, medication adherence, and coping with new diagnoses. She also supported people through hospice transitions and situations involving suicidal ideation. In those roles she learned to combine listening with practical planning to reduce immediate distress and clarify next steps.
In sessions Allison blends client-centered care with solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness practices. She emphasizes collaboration and tailors tools to each person’s pace. People can expect clear strategies for managing anxiety, depression, caregiver stress, parenting strain, addiction concerns, ADHD-related challenges, and other life pressures.
Allison holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri Columbia and the LCSW credential. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Allison lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Allison works with
The areas below are the ones Allison selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How Allison's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to name what matters to them and take small, values-based steps. It helps with anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions by focusing on action rather than getting stuck in difficult thoughts.Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects feelings, and helps them find their own answers; this approach suits people who need space to be understood and to build confidence.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It can be useful for stress, chronic pain, eating concerns, and managing strong emotions.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions adapt over time as progress and priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between appointments or fit short check-ins into a busy day. These options give flexibility to match therapy to daily life and scheduling needs.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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