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Alison Mann

Helping people build practical coping skills

LPCC, LPC Texas

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Alison

Alison Mann brings a decade of clinical experience to her work in Texas, combining practical skill with a compassionate outlook. She earned a master’s degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce and holds LPCC and LPC credentials, which support her clinical practice.

Background and approach

Drawing on ten years of direct experience, she focuses on helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship concerns, and other life transitions. Her style blends client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques, aiming to help people identify unhelpful patterns and build more effective coping skills.

Alison emphasizes emotional regulation and problem-solving, working with clients to explore values, improve communication, and set achievable goals. She welcomes people facing grief, career uncertainty, issues around self-esteem, and challenges such as ADHD or compassion fatigue, and supports work on forgiveness, life purpose, social anxiety, and parenting concerns.

Alison frames therapy as a collaborative process in which practical strategies and empathetic listening are used together to foster change. She encourages clients to take manageable steps toward healthier responses to life’s stresses and offers a supportive environment for exploring personal growth and recovery.

Approaches that inform online care and practical tools



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers hands-on strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, social phobia, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship in which the client’s perspective guides the work. This approach helps people feel heard while they explore values, decision-making, and personal goals, supporting growth through acceptance and collaboration.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process rather than a fixed starting point. Alison works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as goals and circumstances evolve. The process is guided by the client’s goals and mutual agreement on next steps.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access consistent care from home or work. These options allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support and practical interventions in a format that can adapt to each client’s lifestyle and needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Alison address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship problems, LGBT issues, family and parenting challenges, grief, bipolar disorder, and career or life purpose concerns.
What is Alison's therapeutic approach and style?
Her work blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to combine empathetic listening and practical skill-building for emotional regulation and problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Alison has 10 years of experience working in clinical and educational settings to support students, families, and individual clients with a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Texas. Credential details include CA LPCC 18844 and TX LPC 75368.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Alison provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for meeting with clients.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessLife purposeSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas, California

Languages

English