- Warm and straightforward
- Goal focused
- Skill building
About DeVonne
Dr. DeVonne Allen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She focuses on parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, and other challenges like self-esteem, anger, and career changes. She speaks English and brings 13 years of experience to her work.
Dr. Allen keeps sessions warm, genuine, and straightforward. She offers a calm place to share your story and to set clear, practical goals. Together with each person she uses the approaches that best fit their situation and preferences.
Her approach includes practical skill-building and narrative work that helps people make sense of difficult experiences. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thinking that feed stress and anxiety. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used when people want tools for immediate coping and small, stepwise changes.
Dr. Allen has long worked with people facing depression, trauma, grief, and the everyday strain of parenting and caregiving. She aims to meet people where they are and to move forward at a pace that feels manageable. Her style emphasizes respect, clear guidance, and collaborative planning.
If you want straightforward support for life transitions, parenting strain, or emotional overwhelm, she helps identify practical steps and keeps the focus on realistic goals. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How certain approaches translate to online work
Dr. Allen uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that increase stress. In sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying small behavior changes to see what helps with anxiety or low mood.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. DBT-informed work focuses on breathing, grounding, and short practical exercises that can reduce overwhelm in stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match goals and personal preferences. That means trying a few techniques early on and adjusting what doesn’t fit.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or between responsibilities. Many people find that brief skill practice and step-by-step planning translate well to remote sessions, and that concrete homework or between-session exercises support steady progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people dealing with parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, genuine, and straightforward. She aims to create a space to share your story while working toward clear, practical goals.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 13 years of practice experience working with a range of mental health concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the credential LCSW from the state of New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.