About Alison
Alison Silcox is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of life changes. She draws on 13 years of experience to offer steady support and practical tools. She writes short, clear plans and focuses on steps people can try between sessions.
Her work centers on respectful, compassionate conversation. She listens for what matters most to each person and adjusts the pace accordingly.
Background and approach
Treatment is conversational and goal-focused rather than one-size-fits-all. Alison uses methods that help people notice thoughts and patterns, build healthier habits, and set realistic goals. Sessions often include skills practice, short experiments, and straightforward feedback.
She helps people break down big problems into manageable steps. She also addresses issues linked to relationships and life roles, such as attachment concerns, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and isolation. Health-related challenges like chronic pain, illness, and disability are part of her focus when they affect daily life and coping.
Alison emphasizes motivation and small changes that add up over time. She meets people where they are and works with their goals, values, and timing. Her aim is to leave people with clearer choices and practical ways to feel better day to day.
Approaches for online change and coping
Alison often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, low mood, and stress. She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to build awareness of the present moment and reduce reactivity; this can help with chronic worry, compassion fatigue, and body image concerns. Motivational Interviewing is another common tool she uses to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and boost follow-through with goals.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Alison will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest methods that fit your situation. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what proves most helpful.
Online therapy makes regular work easier to fit into life. Video calls let you use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, regular skill practice, and maintaining momentum when life gets busy.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English