Allison Van Da Griff, LPC
Supportive counselor focused on practical parenting help
Book with Allison- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Allison
Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, and parenting-related struggles.
Allison speaks English and frames work around each person's strengths and goals. Allison uses direct, collaborative conversation to help clients clarify what matters to them.
Background and approach
She blends client-centered listening with tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable steps toward goals. In sessions Allison pays attention to practical life demands.
She helps people manage mood shifts, build healthier communication, and address body image and eating concerns in concrete ways. She works with issues connected to pregnancy and childbirth, women's concerns, and the impact of compassion fatigue. When trauma or abuse is part of the story, Allison incorporates trauma-focused methods to stabilize symptoms and reduce distress.
For relationship concerns she draws on principles from the Gottman Method to improve emotional connection and interaction patterns. Her style is warm and straightforward. She aims to make therapy useful from the first session and to meet each person where they are.
To begin, Allison encourages people to consider what they want to change and bring that into the first appointment.
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
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Allison lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client feels heard and understood. It helps people clarify what they want and draw on their own strengths to make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to manage anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the impact of traumatic memories and building coping strategies to manage triggers and distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Allison will discuss your goals, preferences, and life demands and recommend methods that fit. That process is collaborative - she adapts techniques over time as needs change so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, daily check-ins, or people who prefer not to use video. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and make consistent contact more manageable.
Questions people ask about Allison
What concerns does Allison commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image, and parenting-related struggles.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions combine attentive listening with practical tools to set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What credential and state licensure does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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