Alison Smith, LPC

Alison Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with eight years of counseling experience. She is a military veteran and a mother who brings personal life experience into her practice. Her background includes work with diverse concerns such as relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, and self-esteem struggles.

Alison listens first and then helps people set practical goals. She uses clear, everyday language and encourages clients to identify steps they can try between sessions. Her work often includes talking through relationship patterns, managing upsetting thoughts, and building skills for daily life.

She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and narrative approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns. Sessions can also draw on motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Alison sometimes uses creative tools like writing or music when that fits a person's needs.

Her experience includes supporting people facing grief, addiction concerns, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career transitions. She also addresses topics such as attachment, communication problems, and body image.

Alison works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The site uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Alison uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and meeting a person where they are. This approach helps when someone wants a supportive space to talk through feelings and make decisions at their own pace.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT is helpful for managing anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep people stuck by identifying small changes to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats Alison currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a shorter touchpoint is useful. Some people prefer off-camera phone conversations to reduce bandwidth or to focus on voice rather than video. Discussing practical arrangements during the matching process helps set expectations and find a rhythm that fits everyday schedules.