Allison CrotwellLICSW

Allison Crotwell is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 23 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in life circumstances. She centers sessions on the client's goals and strengths. Her manner is practical and focused on finding manageable steps forward.

She uses client-centered care alongside several therapy approaches to match what a person needs. Allison often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Allison has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, giving her experience with a wide range of concerns. These include grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, ADHD and obsessive-compulsive behaviors, career issues, and coping with life transitions. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment and family of origin problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and compassion fatigue.

In sessions she takes a strengths-based and solutions-focused stance. That means she helps clients identify what’s already working, set clear goals, and practice concrete skills between meetings. The aim is to reduce suffering and improve daily functioning, one small step at a time.

If someone is ready to make a change, Allison offers steady support and practical tools to move toward greater well-being. She works from Alabama and conducts therapy in English.

How Allison’s approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for coping with anxiety, life transitions, and decisions that feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and problems with motivation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison works with each person to see which methods fit their goals, tolerance for new skills, and everyday life. She adapts tools over time and checks in about what’s helping and what needs to change.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and maintain momentum between meetings. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills in the context of their day-to-day routines. Confirm available session formats before booking, since the biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Licensed professionals can then match a format and approach that suit practical needs and therapy goals.