- Grief and loss support
- Parenting and family focus
- Tools for coping
About Allison
Allison Kemble is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Missouri who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support. She aims to make the first step easier and helps people set clear goals and find everyday coping tools.
She earned her master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Missouri Columbia. Allison began her career as a career counselor helping clients with employment barriers and basic needs like housing and childcare. That work gave her a strong focus on real-world problem solving.
Later she moved into medical social work for a large health system. There she provided grief counseling, crisis intervention, and short-term support for people facing complex or chronic illness. She has experience helping people manage treatment issues, adapt to new diagnoses, and cope with situational depression and trauma related to medical events.
Allison uses client-centered, solution-focused, and motivational interviewing approaches. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness practices when they fit a person’s goals. Her style centers on listening first, then offering tools that match what the person wants to work on.
Common concerns she addresses include grief, parenting stress, career challenges, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, and family issues. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and chronic pain or illness. She works at each person’s pace and encourages collaboration about next steps.
How Allison’s approaches translate to online work
Allison often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT can be helpful for grief, anxiety, and life changes where shifting what matters guides next steps.She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods, which mean the conversation centers on the person’s goals and on finding practical, short-term strategies. These approaches are useful for career planning, parenting challenges, coping with illness, and building everyday routines.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences and try methods that fit. Together they adjust the plan as sessions progress so strategies remain useful and realistic.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, client-centered listening, and solution-focused exercises to remote conversations so people can practice tools between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Allison help with?
She helps people with grief, parenting stress, career issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, addictions, family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, depression, coaching, and ADHD. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, cancer, caregiver stress, and chronic pain or illness.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She starts by listening, then uses client-centered, solution-focused, motivational interviewing, ACT, and mindfulness techniques as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in career counseling and medical social work, including grief counseling and crisis intervention in healthcare settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the credential LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker, and practices in Missouri.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.