Allison Van Da Griff

Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings seven years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and low self-esteem. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports clients who want clearer direction and more confidence in day-to-day life.

She believes people are the experts on their own stories and that strengths already exist to build on. In sessions she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients notice patterns that get in the way of goals. The work focuses on practical steps clients can try between meetings, and on tracking what helps over time.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that emphasize respect and empathy. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. For relationship concerns she incorporates elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce misunderstandings.

Clients come for a range of issues including trauma and grief, body image and eating concerns, parenting stress, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She also supports people facing pregnancy and childbirth changes, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns.

Allison aims for a straightforward style. She offers clear suggestions, collaborative goal-setting, and encouragement as clients try new behaviors. To begin, people complete the Start Therapy button and a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening with empathy and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard, build self-trust, and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses simple experiments to test new responses to stress and anxiety. The Gottman Method offers practical tools to improve communication and reduce recurring relationship tension.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they set small, measurable goals and adjust methods based on what proves helpful in real life.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when that is useful, and remove travel time so people can attend from elsewhere. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered listening, CBT exercises, and Gottman communication practices to work well in an online setting, helping people address isolation, relationship stress, anxiety, and other concerns.