About Alison
Alison Gabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on trauma, stress, and mood concerns. She draws on eleven years of clinical experience to help people navigate anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, grief, and relationship struggles. Sessions center on each person's goals and needs rather than a one-size-fits-all formula.
Her approach is rooted in attachment-based and client-centered ideas. That means Alison pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and listens closely to what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
She combines that perspective with psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat over time. When trauma or intense stress is part of the picture, she uses trauma-focused techniques to help people process overwhelming experiences safely. Solution-focused tools are also used to set short-term goals and build small, practical steps forward.
This mix aims to balance deeper insight with concrete change. Alison often works with people dealing with identity and intimacy concerns, LGBT issues, body image and sexual diversity topics such as BDSM and kink. She also supports clients facing caregiver strain, career transitions, chronic illness or cancer-related stress, and compassion fatigue.
Communication and attachment wounds are commonly addressed in sessions. Her style is conversational and goal-oriented. Clients can expect sessions that explore feelings, examine repeating patterns, and set manageable actions between visits.
She accepts clients internationally and works in English.
How her approaches translate to online work
Alison uses attachment-based and trauma-focused ideas in online sessions to help clients understand relationship patterns and process difficult experiences. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence current behavior and helps people change repeating dynamics. Trauma-focused methods aim to reduce the hold of past events and build coping skills for intense reactions.She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused elements when appropriate, so sessions often blend deep listening with practical steps. Finding the right approach happens together - Alison will discuss options and tailor the plan to the client's goals, needs, and preferences in early sessions. That collaborative process helps people decide whether to emphasize insight, skills training, or short-term problem solving.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people connect face to face and work through emotional material. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style support, or ongoing communication between longer sessions. These options aim to make regular care more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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