About Allison
Allison Petty is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio. She brings ten years of experience and a warm, down-to-earth style that helps people feel heard from the first session. Allison aims to make therapy practical and useful, offering tools and techniques people can use between meetings.
Allison blends different approaches to match individual needs. She draws on client-centered work to build a respectful, collaborative relationship. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thinking and make concrete changes.
How Allison works
Mindfulness practices and elements of Jungian exploration are available for people who want to connect with deeper patterns and meaning. Her background includes work in shelters, outpatient community clinics, hospitals, jails, and independent practice. That variety gives her experience with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and struggles around sexual identity and sexuality.
She also addresses concerns like codependency, communication problems, financial stress, and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on practical steps, honest conversation, and creative options when useful. Allison often shares exercises, worksheets, and simple skills people can try at home.
She respects each person’s story and helps them find realistic ways to cope and move forward. People who prefer flexible formats can work with Allison by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are scheduled based on therapist availability.
Allison lists 8 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.
Also listed
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Allison commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening, respect, and collaboration so people feel understood and can set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical skills to change behavior and mood.She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions when people want tools for grounding and managing strong feelings. Mindfulness exercises can help reduce reactivity and build attention to the present moment, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and addiction-related urges. Allison will work with clients to decide which mix of approaches fits their needs, goals, and personal style in a collaborative way rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for more in-depth conversations and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or be easier on low-bandwidth connections. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins and brief, flexible contact between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.
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