Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Alison works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alison
Alison Baker is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life changes. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and anger. Alison brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use each day.
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match what each person needs. That means clients learn to notice thoughts and feelings, strengthen important relationships, and try new habits that reduce distress.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused and action-oriented while still making room for processing hard memories and feelings. Alison has experience with trauma, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and mood disorders including bipolar conditions. She also helps people dealing with identity and body image concerns, chronic illness, and work-related stress.
Those facing panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, or issues around control and impulsivity can find clear tools to use between sessions. Clients can meet with her from New York through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. English-language sessions are available and she accepts international clients.
Costs vary with location and sessions operate through a cancelable subscription model. People who want to start can click Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that works with Alison's calendar.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alison's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alison lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people learn to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes choosing actions that match personal values so life feels more meaningful even when emotions are hard. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections; it helps people understand and change repeating dynamics that cause distance or conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical steps to reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with each person about their goals, daily challenges, and preferences, then try methods that fit. She adapts techniques from ACT, attachment work, and CBT so sessions focus on what helps most for that person’s situation.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow a full face-to-face conversation when more interaction helps. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, homework support, and tools between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain ongoing progress.
Questions people ask about Alison
What concerns does Alison commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, anger, addictions, and life transitions among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using tools from ACT, attachment-based ideas, and CBT to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.
How much experience does she bring to sessions?
Alison has 13 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma recovery, mood disorders, and chronic illness.
Where is Alison based and licensed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Alison?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.