About Allison
Allison Metz is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting stress. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent for each person. Her style is direct and practical, geared toward families and individuals who want clear steps to feel steadier day to day.
Allison brings 17 years of clinical experience across independent practice, medical family health settings, community agencies, and residential treatment.
Background and approach
She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in community counseling from John Carroll University in Cleveland. That mix of settings means she has seen concerns at many levels of severity and in different kinds of care environments. In sessions she uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
That combination lets her offer both short-term strategies and skills for managing intense emotion. Conversations often focus on building coping skills, improving sleep and routines, and addressing relationship or family stress. She has a long history of work around trauma and abuse, postpartum mood concerns, mood disorders, panic, and parenting challenges.
Allison has also supported people dealing with abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is checked regularly. She aims to help people recognize what is working, try manageable changes, and build on small gains over time.
How Allison uses evidence-based approaches online
Allison often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT sessions usually focus on clear goals, practical exercises, and homework to try between meetings, which can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT work is practical and skills-based, useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Allison collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can work well for quick progress notes, brief coaching, or maintaining momentum between scheduled sessions. These options make treatment more accessible for people juggling work, caregiving, or irregular schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English