About Alison
Alison Chrun, LMFT, helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, or life changes. She focuses on clear, practical steps and a calm presence so people can start coping more effectively. Her style is approachable and steady, aimed at making conversations feel manageable for someone worried or unsure about therapy.
Alison draws from several therapy methods and chooses what fits each person. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness is part of her approach for people who want tools to steady their attention and reduce reactivity. Solution-focused strategies are used to build on what already works and create quick, practical goals.
Sessions move at the client’s pace while keeping an eye on achievable change. She has eight years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Arts and a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, LMFT. Alison has supported people coping with depression, addiction concerns, trauma and emotional abuse, grief, parenting strains, and a wide range of relationship and intimacy issues.
Alison provides therapy in English from California. She offers several session formats including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. The tone of her work is collaborative: she listens, names options, and helps people decide what steps to try next.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Alison commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people test new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then suggest techniques to try. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so the work feels practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and deeper work. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, building momentum between sessions, or working through concrete steps in shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent contact while trying new coping strategies.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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