About Alison
Alison Hite is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and everyday stress. She brings 14 years of experience supporting adults facing mood challenges, substance use concerns, and life transitions. Alison works to create a calm, approachable atmosphere where people can talk honestly about what’s hard for them.
She leans on practical, evidence-informed methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions often include skills for managing panic, mood shifts, and overwhelm.
Background and approach
Alison also helps people dealing with grief, addiction, family-of-origin issues, and the strain of parenting. Her style is client-centered and warm. She listens first, then builds a plan that fits each person’s situation and goals.
That plan may include cognitive-behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, or strategies from acceptance and commitment approaches. Alison has substantial experience with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and impulse-related concerns. She also supports people working on self-esteem, social anxiety, and recovering from trauma and abuse.
Sessions are offered in English from Michigan and are designed to be flexible. Alison aims to help people find clear steps they can use between sessions to feel steadier and more able to handle daily demands.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Alison commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and finding direction during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce panic, worry, and low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alison listens to what matters most, discusses options, and together they try tools that fit the client's goals and daily life. She adapts techniques based on what works and what feels manageable for the person.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when a written format feels easier. These options help therapy fit around work, family, and other responsibilities while keeping the focus on practical change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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