Works with
How Alyson works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Utah
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alyson
Alyson Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people adjust to life’s challenges. She works from Illinois and focuses on practical steps that help clients feel steadier and more able to cope. She welcomes straightforward conversations and a collaborative tone at the start of work together.
Her approach centers on finding a good fit and building from strengths. She draws on client-centered work to listen and follow each person’s lead.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage strong emotions. Alyson brings a background in recreation and a master’s degree in social work to her practice. That mix helps her recommend real activities and routines that can lift mood and energy.
She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused methods to map small next steps. People typically come to her for issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, stress, workplace strain, and life transitions. She also supports concerns around self-esteem, guilt and shame, loneliness, and career decisions.
Sessions are shaped around what each person needs that week. Alyson aims for simple, usable tools rather than long lectures. She helps clients try things between sessions and checks what works.
The work moves at a manageable pace so changes feel possible over time.
What Alyson works with
Everything Alyson lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alyson's practice.
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alyson lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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.
How Alyson’s approaches work online
Alyson often combines cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work in online sessions. CBT focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can lower anxiety and improve mood. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities to shape each session.She may also use dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills teach concrete strategies for handling intense feelings and reducing impulsive reactions, which can help with anger and stress.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust what they use over time. That allows the work to stay practical and tailored to each person’s needs and pace.
Online therapy with Alyson can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are handy for quick reflections, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Alyson
What concerns does Alyson help with?
She works with concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, stress, career questions, self-esteem, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, strengths-based style that emphasizes practical skills and short-term steps people can take between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked in roles that blend recreation and social work.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Illinois and Utah and is based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.