About Alison
Alison Gabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on anxiety and related stress concerns. She uses a person-centered way of working so sessions follow what the client needs and wants to address. Her manner is straightforward and aimed at helping people untangle difficult feelings and get clearer about next steps.
Alison draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses solution-focused and trauma-informed strategies to help people identify small, practical changes that make daily life easier. This combination supports both short-term relief and longer-term insight. Clients often come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, or relationship and intimacy questions.
She also works with concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, body image, career stress, and issues tied to family of origin. Alison pays attention to the specific problem and tailors the session to that concern. Her practice includes phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging options to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions follow goals set by the person in therapy and may include talking, reflective questions, and practical coping skills. Alison aims to help clients feel more aligned with their values and daily life. With 11 years of experience, Alison brings steady clinical practice without a one-size-fits-all approach.
She focuses on listening first, then helping people test small changes that build confidence and reduce distress.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current emotional patterns and connection struggles. It helps people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships and supports building more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection while the client sets goals and decides which changes to try.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Alison will work with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful based on their goals, history, and preferences. Together they may mix elements from different approaches so sessions suit the individual's needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and body language, while phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work for quick check-ins or steady support between longer sessions. These formats increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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