- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered approach
- Trauma-focused strategies
About Alison
Alison Gabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Her stated emphases include trauma and crisis intervention and support for LGBT clients and those coping with life transitions.
Alison favors a person-centered style of work. Sessions are guided by the client's needs and goals rather than a fixed protocol. She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people talk through patterns that keep them stuck.
Her background includes helping people navigate attachment and abandonment concerns, grief, caregiver stress, and issues around body image and identity. She has also supported people dealing with anger, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Many clients come for help with communication problems and family of origin issues.
Alison blends several therapeutic approaches to match what each client needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. She uses psychodynamic thinking to notice long-standing themes. Solution-focused and trauma-informed strategies shape practical steps and safety planning when needed.
People who see her can expect straightforward conversations about next steps. She helps identify goals, tries different ways of working, and revisits progress over time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options.
How Alison's approaches translate to online work
Alison uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationship patterns developed and how they affect current close relationships. This approach helps people notice recurring ways of relating and try new behaviors that feel safer or more honest. She also uses trauma-focused methods to address overwhelming memories and reactions, offering practical steps to manage distress and rebuild routines.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Alison works collaboratively with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals and comfort. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts plans as the work progresses.
Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm your preferred format before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help young adults balance therapy with work, study, and life changes; Alison will discuss how sessions can fit into everyday routines when you schedule your first appointment.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns such as grief, anger, ADHD, and career strain.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her stated style is person-centered, meaning sessions follow the client's needs and goals. She also integrates attachment-based, psychodynamic, solution-focused, and trauma-informed ideas as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with individuals and groups on depression, anxiety, PTSD, and crisis-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Missouri and works with clients connected through the site's services.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. The site asks you to select online therapy options when you get started.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site's booking flow.
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