Works with
- Anger
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Allison works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Allison
Allison Kemble is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, down-to-earth methods to help people manage stress, anger, grief, and life changes. She focuses on clear goals and simple tools so clients can make steady progress. Allison offers short-term problem solving and ongoing support based on what each person needs.
She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri Columbia and holds an LCSW in Missouri.
Background and approach
Early in her career she worked as a career counselor helping people overcome barriers to employment, including housing and childcare challenges. That work shaped her interest in practical supports that fit daily life. Allison later moved into medical social work at a major health system.
There she provided grief counseling, crisis intervention, and support for patients and loved ones coping with complex or chronic illness. She has experience with end-of-life transitions and with people facing suicidal thoughts in medical settings. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused work.
Sessions emphasize down-to-earth skills like managing strong emotions, building coping plans, and setting achievable steps toward goals. Allison likes to adapt to each person’s pace and communication style. She uses a mix of conversation and practical exercises, and she will help pick tools that fit a client’s day-to-day life.
Her aim is to help people feel more steady and capable as they face challenges. With eight years of clinical experience, Allison brings both hospital-based crisis work and community-focused counseling to the therapy room. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English.
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.
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Approaches Allison lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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 support
Allison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, and managing anger by clarifying what matters most and guiding small behavior changes.She also draws on client-centered therapy, which centers on respectful listening and following the person’s pace. That helps people feel heard and decide what goals matter to them. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these approaches to teach simple practices for settling the body and noticing emotions as they arise.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and everyday routine, and then recommend one or a mix of methods. Together they will try tools and adjust the plan so it fits what actually works for the person.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit short check-ins, quick coaching, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to attend sessions from work, during caregiving breaks, or while managing medical appointments.
Questions people ask about Allison
What concerns does Allison help with?
She works with people facing grief, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, self-esteem, and family strain, along with issues like chronic illness and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines client-centered listening with solution-focused work, mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and motivational interviewing to build practical skills and small steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience, including roles as a career counselor and medical social worker providing grief and crisis support.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds a Master of Social Work and is a Missouri LCSW. Her practice is based in Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 sessions based on therapist availability.