Allison Crotwell, LICSW - Therapist in Alabama

About Allison

Allison Crotwell is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 23 years of experience. She uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening and identifying strengths. Her style is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She also addresses relationship and parenting concerns along with grief and career challenges. Allison draws from several evidence-based methods to build flexible plans. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions.

Background and approach

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used to teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness practices help clients accept difficult feelings while focusing on valued actions. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, bringing practical experience with ADHD and obsessive-compulsive related behaviors.

That background informs work on impulsivity, attention struggles, and routines that support daily life. The approach remains strengths-based and solutions-focused, with attention to what the client wants to change. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented.

Allison helps people set manageable steps, practice new skills, and adjust plans as progress unfolds. She aims to support clients toward more stable mood, clearer communication, and improved coping in everyday life. Allison practices in Alabama and provides services in English.

Her LICSW credential is AL LICSW 1831C.

How Allison’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship. In remote sessions this means Allison will prioritize understanding a client’s concerns and goals before recommending steps to take. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to change patterns; it adapts well to online work through worksheets, between-session tasks, and coached practice. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be taught and practiced via video or text-based formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the first conversations. Allison will work together with each client to choose which methods fit their needs and preferences. She tailors plans, mixes techniques when helpful, and checks in about what is working as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, let clients practice skills in real life between sessions, and make it easier to keep continuity of care during busy weeks. Licensed professionals can use these tools to teach skills, review homework, and adjust plans without requiring in-person appointments.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Allison commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, grief, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps set goals and teach concrete skills.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Allison has 23 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, including work with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and attention-related difficulties.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LICSW, credential AL LICSW 1831C, practicing in Alabama.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can sessions be done online or by phone?

Yes. Allison offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 23 years
Licensed: Alabama
Languages: English

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