Allison Van Da Griff , LPC

Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings seven years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or changes in relationships. Allison emphasizes practical steps and steady support so clients can move toward clearer goals and greater self-trust.

She approaches therapy with the belief that each person understands their own story best. Sessions focus on building strengths, increasing confidence, and improving communication. Allison works with concerns such as intimacy-related issues, body image, and compassion fatigue alongside mood and anxiety struggles.

Her toolkit includes client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior patterns. She also draws on solution-focused strategies to set small, achievable goals and on trauma-focused methods when past experiences are getting in the way of daily life.

Allison helps people navigating grief, eating and body image concerns, pregnancy and childbirth related stress, and struggles with guilt and shame. She also supports those facing isolation or loneliness and people looking to strengthen self-love and self-esteem.

If someone prefers talking through problems verbally or using written check-ins, Allison offers a range of session styles to fit different needs. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that fits the client's routine.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Allison commonly uses client-centered therapy to listen closely and build on each person's strengths. This approach emphasizes understanding the client's perspective and tailoring sessions to what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Allison will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The focus is on practical steps that feel doable and relevant to the client's life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and maintain steady support without traveling.