About Allen
Allen Gholston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, and related concerns. He aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. He brings 20 years of experience working with many issues including mood problems, substance use, grief, and chronic illness.
Allen uses a client-centered style that focuses on the person in front of him rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
He listens with respectful curiosity and builds goals together with each person. In sessions he blends problem-solving with skills practice. He draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
He also uses mindfulness and dialectical strategies to help with emotion regulation and stress management. Allen emphasizes collaboration. He works with people to tailor a plan to their specific situation and values.
He offers a nonjudgmental space and encourages practical steps a person can take between meetings. People who choose Allen often want straightforward help coping with life changes, relationship strain, identity questions, or lingering trauma. He accepts clients in Tennessee and supports English-speaking international clients by offering a range of online session formats.
If someone is ready to make deliberate changes, he helps them stay accountable and celebrate progress.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building goals that matter to you. In online sessions this means the therapist spends time understanding your priorities and shaping sessions around your needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works on changing thought patterns and behaviors through concrete exercises and homework. It fits well into video or phone sessions where worksheets and behavioral experiments can be reviewed together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These skills can be practiced in real time during video calls or reinforced via text-based check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people access care. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain regular momentum toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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