Allison Crotwell

Allison Crotwell is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on strengths and practical steps. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping people make changes that matter in daily life.

Allison has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has supported people through depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, career changes, and the challenges of ADHD and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Her background includes work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues that often co-occur.

She draws from several evidence-based methods to tailor care to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps uncover links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness approaches are also used to help build flexible coping patterns.

Sessions focus on identifying strengths, setting realistic goals, and practicing skills between meetings. Allison emphasizes skills that can reduce impulsivity, improve communication, and lower reactivity in tense moments. This practical focus aims to help people regain more control over daily situations.

If someone is ready to take steps toward a less reactive, more fulfilling life, Allison offers steady support and guidance through the process.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, anger, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try specific behavior experiments to change outcomes; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and impulsive reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation to reduce reactivity and improve relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to test methods and adjust the plan based on goals and what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which skills and strategies to focus on over time.

Confirm current session options before booking to learn what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow focused skills practice during regular routines. Phone sessions may be useful for brief check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, while video sessions support face-to-face interaction and skills coaching. Discuss practical scheduling needs when you book so sessions fit into everyday life.