Allison Crotwell, LICSW

Allison Crotwell is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She uses a practical, person-focused style and aims to make therapy clear and manageable for busy adults. Her approach centers on the client's goals and strengths.

Allison draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. She uses that work to reduce unhelpful patterns and build healthier responses to everyday problems. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people live in line with their values.

Her use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy means Allison can teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. She blends skill training with a supportive, client-centered way of working. Sessions aim to be skill-focused and grounded in real-life situations.

Allison has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings over her career, giving her a broad view of common struggles like ADHD symptoms, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, grief, and relationship strain. That background informs a flexible style that adapts to each person's needs.

Therapy with Allison is collaborative: she helps people identify strengths, set clear goals, and pick strategies that fit their lives. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make ongoing work easier to fit into a busy schedule.

How Allison’s approaches work online

Allison frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then practice small changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. She combines these with client-centered listening to keep the work grounded in each person's priorities.

Finding the right approach is something she treats as collaborative. Allison will talk with a client about goals, try out strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That process means clients help shape which techniques are emphasized and how skills are practiced between sessions.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more convenient. Video allows hands-on skill teaching and real-time role play. Phone sessions can fit into a tight break or be an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in or work through steps between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills in everyday moments.