Allison Gale, LCSW
Compassionate therapist helping people manage strong emotions
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Allison works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Allison
Allison Gale is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She meets people where they are and offers a calm, straightforward space to talk about what’s most urgent. Allison aims to help clients feel heard and find practical steps they can use between sessions.
She brings six years of counseling experience working with concerns like parenting and postpartum struggles, career transitions, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy issues.
Background and approach
Allison also supports people dealing with addictions, compassion fatigue, body image and eating concerns, and challenges tied to adoption or foster care. Allison often uses art and mindfulness in sessions and gives simple exercises clients can practice on their own. Sessions focus on concrete skills for coping with strong emotions, improving communication, and rebuilding self-esteem.
The approach is collaborative - Allison listens first, then offers options that fit each person’s life. Clients can expect practical tools for managing anger, reducing stress, and navigating tough changes. She also works with immigration-related stress, family of origin issues, caregiver strain, and codependency concerns.
Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes. Outside of work Allison enjoys reading, hiking, and making art. She welcomes conversations about goals and will help set manageable steps so clients can move forward at their own pace.
What Allison works with
Everything Allison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Allison's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Allison commonly uses mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice and steady strong emotions. Mindfulness practice often involves short breathing or grounding exercises and can be useful for stress, anger, and anxiety. She also integrates creative or art-based activities so clients can express feelings that are hard to put into words; these activities can reveal new ways to cope when talk feels limited.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Allison views therapy as a collaboration and will discuss options based on each person's needs, goals, and comfort level. She may suggest trying a mindfulness exercise for a few weeks or introducing art-based tasks, then adjust based on what is most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching exercises, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing their thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity during transitions.
Questions people ask about Allison
What kinds of concerns does Allison address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, parenting and career changes among other issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Allison uses a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. She listens first, then suggests practical exercises like mindfulness and art activities to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns including complex trauma, postpartum struggles, and relationship issues.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
Allison holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions conducted online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
What should I expect to pay for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.