About DeVonne
Dr. DeVonne Allen is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who focuses on anxiety, stress, parenting concerns, grief, and relationship difficulties. She brings 13 years of experience helping people manage depression, trauma, and the ups and downs of everyday life.
Her approach is warm and straightforward, and she aims to help people set practical goals they can work toward together. She creates a space to tell your story and to look at what feels most urgent.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Dr. Allen draws on methods like cognitive behavioral work, dialectical skills, narrative talk, and solution-focused steps to help people find clear next moves.
In practice she mixes short-term tools with deeper reflection when it’s needed. That might mean learning new coping skills for panic or building routines to ease daily stress. It could also mean talking through painful memories and finding ways to repair relationships or handle loss.
Her style is direct but empathetic. She helps people notice patterns, test small changes, and track progress over time. People who want practical strategies alongside emotional support tend to do well with her way of working.
Dr. Allen offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works in English and sees clients in New York.
If someone is ready to begin, the process starts by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Practical approaches adapted for online care
Dr. Allen uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and depression. CBT helps with panic, low mood, and everyday stress by focusing on concrete skills and experiments.She also uses dialectical behavior techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT-style skills are useful when strong emotions or relationship conflict make daily life harder.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins, written reflection, or flexible timing between longer sessions. These options support consistent work on anxiety, parenting stresses, and coping with life changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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