- Art informed approach
- Practical skills focus
- Collaborative style
About Allison
Allison Petty is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with ten years of clinical experience in Ohio. She brings a warm, caring, and collaborative approach to sessions and helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Creative expression is an important part of her work and she often invites clients to use art and personal projects as part of therapy.
Allison trained at Kent State University and completed a Master of Arts from Ursuline College with a focus on art therapy and counseling. She blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing with client-centered and solution-focused ideas to meet each person where they are. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what actually helps someone day to day.
Her background includes work in shelters, community outpatient programs, private practice, hospital settings, and correctional facilities. This range of settings informs a pragmatic style that emphasizes skills, safety, and real-world problem solving. She also has experience supporting people dealing with trauma, bipolar disorder, depression, and process addictions.
Allison aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients are treated as the experts on their lives. She shares concrete resources and techniques, and she collaborates on goals and pacing. People who prefer a therapist who combines creativity with practical strategies may find her approach helpful.
She works with issues that include codependency, communication problems, sexuality and kink topics, family of origin concerns, and recovery from substance use. Sessions are offered in English and conducted with attention to each person’s needs and preferences.
How Allison’s approaches translate to online work
Allison draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness in her day-to-day practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening, understanding, and building a collaborative relationship so clients direct the pace and topics. CBT offers clear, practical techniques to change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and awareness exercises that reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before to tailor methods that fit each person. She often blends strategies rather than using a single method, and she checks in regularly to refine the plan.
For online work, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also allows use of shared materials, worksheets, and creative exercises during or between sessions to keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and codependency.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, caring, and collaborative, combining practical tools with creative expression to help people find what works for them.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience and has worked in shelters, outpatient programs, hospitals, private practice, and correctional settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices as a counselor in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not specify which formats are used for appointments.
How are fees and billing 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 this therapist?
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