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Online therapist

Alison Gabel

Person-centered care for life and relationships

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Alison

Alison Gabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care. She guides conversations by following the client's priorities and goals. Sessions are aimed at making day-to-day life feel more manageable and aligned with personal values.

Alison speaks English and practices from Missouri with 11 years of experience. Her work emphasizes attachment and trauma, and she brings a calm, steady approach to difficult topics. She helps people name what feels off, whether that is anxiety, grief, anger, or confusion around relationships.

Background and approach

Alison also addresses concerns such as depression, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and issues tied to identity and intimacy. She uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape reactions today. She relies on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s needs.

Psychodynamic ideas help trace patterns that repeat over time so people can make different choices. Alison has supported clients through crisis and trauma-related problems, and she incorporates practical steps to manage stress and burnout. She also works with people who are navigating career stress, caregiver strain, and complex family history or boundaries.

Her approach blends short-term problem solving with deeper exploration when that feels useful. Practical communication and skill-building are part of sessions when helpful. She is familiar with topics like attachment wounds, codependency, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and caregiving challenges.

Alison aims to help people move from feeling stuck toward clearer decision making and better daily functioning.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help identify patterns from early and current relationships and build different ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and pace. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and reflection so the client can clarify goals and make decisions that fit their life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean blending attachment work with short-term solution-focused steps or using psychodynamic ideas when deeper exploration is helpful.

Online formats make this flexibility practical. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions suit those on the go, and live chat or text messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options increase convenience and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while working toward clearer thinking and better coping.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Alison address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem difficulties, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, blending attachment work, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused steps to meet each person's goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with trauma, crisis intervention, mood concerns, and stress-related issues.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with the Missouri license number MO LPC 2016040507 and practices from Missouri.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for meeting online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is cost handled for her services?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English

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