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Allison Metz

Calm, practical guidance for stressed parents

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Allison

Allison Metz is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and trauma-related concerns. She is based in Ohio and brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work. Parents often come to her feeling overwhelmed, sleep-deprived, or unsure how to manage mood or behavior changes in their household.

Allison uses concrete, skills-based methods so people leave sessions with tools they can use right away.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that worsen mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps with strong emotions and improving coping skills. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques add short-term strategies for immediate relief and clearer next steps.

Her background includes work in independent practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings. Allison completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She also has training in trauma-focused CBT and DBT.

Sessions can address a wide range of concerns such as panic attacks, postpartum depression, grief, family problems, blended family stress, caregiver burnout, and mood disorders. She has experience supporting people through life transitions, communication problems, and feelings of isolation. People meet Allison for practical help rather than long lectures.

She combines evidence-based techniques with a direct, calm approach to build coping skills, improve sleep, and reduce day-to-day distress.

How Allison’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

Allison commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that worsen anxiety or depression and practice new, more helpful responses. CBT sessions tend to include homework and simple exercises to try between meetings.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT techniques can be especially useful when strong emotions lead to impulsive reactions or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Allison works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and daily routine. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what is not.

Online formats like video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. These options let people try short check-ins, work through homework together, or have longer sessions when needed. The flexibility supports consistent practice of new skills and makes it simpler to keep therapy going during life transitions.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues like panic, grief, postpartum depression, and parenting challenges.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses straightforward, skills-focused approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy plus mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across independent practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPCC with credential number OH LPCC E.0008353 and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible online work.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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