Alli LaRue , LISW

Alli LaRue is a licensed independent social worker with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping women and other adults manage stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and practical for someone who may be anxious about the first step.

Alli centers sessions on what each person brings to the room. She believes clients are the experts on their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations are collaborative and paced to match each person's comfort and needs.

In session she blends talk-based work with practical tools. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness methods help people notice emotions and reduce reactivity in stressful moments.

Emotionally-focused ideas guide work around relationships and intimacy, helping people name emotions and shift interaction patterns. Motivational interviewing supports those facing big life decisions or needing help finding motivation for change.

Alli has worked in Ohio settings across a range of concerns including adoption and foster care, blended family issues, communication problems, mood disorders, panic attacks, pregnancy and childbirth, and sexual assault and abuse. She offers services in English and aims to create a practical plan that fits daily life.

Approaches that guide online sessions and practical benefits

Alli frequently uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns of thinking that keep them stuck and to try small, concrete behavior changes. This approach can be helpful for anxiety, panic attacks, and mood concerns. She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy when relationship or intimacy issues are central, helping people name emotions and change interaction cycles that cause distance or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alli treats the choice of methods as a collaborative decision based on a person’s goals, history, and everyday life. She will check in and adjust techniques so they fit what feels most useful and doable for each person.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for deeper conversations where seeing expressions helps, phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.