Allison Crotwell, LICSW
Practical, client-centered therapy for parenting and life stressors
Book with Allison- Years in practice
- 23
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Allison
Allison Crotwell is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 23 years of experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns, and she also helps people facing parenting challenges and life transitions. She uses a client-centered style that starts by listening closely.
Allison works from a strengths-based, solutions-focused perspective to help people name goals and build practical steps toward them. Sessions are straightforward and often focus on skills people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Allison draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviors. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are woven in when helpful to manage difficult feelings and stay connected to values.
Her background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings, which shaped an ability to support a wide range of concerns. She has particular experience with ADHD-related challenges, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, grief, and caregiver stress. Clients can expect practical tools, empathic listening, and a focus on realistic change.
Allison helps people build plans that fit their daily lives and revises those plans as needs evolve.
What Allison works with
Everything Allison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Allison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Allison lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take actions in line with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when life changes, parenting stress, or chronic worry get in the way of daily goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a hands-on method that breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises and practice tasks to be done between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thought patterns.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Allison will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, then adjust as progress is made. Her work is guided by listening first and using practical tools that match a client's life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual interaction helps the work, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging allows brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep working on skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Allison
What kinds of concerns does Allison help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting concerns, ADHD-related challenges, grief, trauma and many related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, focusing on practical, solution-oriented steps. Sessions often include skills practice and goal setting.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 23 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, giving her exposure to a wide range of mental health concerns and treatment approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and practices from Alabama.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies by location and availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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