Alison Chrun
Compassionate, pragmatic therapy for life’s tough transitions
LMFT California
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Alison
Alison Chrun is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship strain, grief, and trauma.
Background and approach
With eight years of clinical experience, she supports people navigating intimacy and sexuality questions, parenting and career pressures, compassion fatigue, and life transitions such as divorce, fertility challenges, and postpartum depression. Alison also addresses patterns like codependency, communication and control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and struggles with self-esteem and purpose.
Her style is warm and collaborative, emphasizing a client-centered stance that balances empathy with gentle challenge. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment principles, mindfulness practices, solution-focused strategies, and humanistic ideas to tailor care to each person’s goals and pace.
Alison aims to help clients develop practical coping skills while exploring values, meaning, and healthier relational patterns. Alison offers multiple remote formats including live video, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She encourages those considering therapy to take the first step by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling based on her availability.
Approach and options for online therapy
Alison commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and learning ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward a meaningful life, which can support coping with grief, chronic stress, and relationship challenges.Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Alison tailors methods to each person’s needs and preferences, exploring what feels most useful and adjusting strategies over time so goals remain relevant and achievable.
Online therapy allows sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it possible to maintain momentum between meetings and to access support from home or work, making ongoing therapy more manageable for busy lives.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English