Allison Petty
Compassionate, creative therapy with practical tools
LPCC Ohio
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Allison
Allison Petty is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a decade of clinical experience who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and complex relationship and intimacy concerns.
Background and approach
She draws on a background that includes a Master of Arts with a focus on art therapy and counseling, and she brings a collaborative, warm approach that centers clients' goals and personal expertise in their lives. Allison blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with creative expression to support individualized change.
She commonly uses cognitive behavioral tools alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods, and she also weaves in dialectical and Jungian perspectives when those frameworks fit a client’s needs. Her clinical history spans community outpatient programs, shelters, hospitals, and correctional settings, which contributes to a flexible, resource-oriented practice style.
Clients can expect a therapist who shares concrete tools, encourages self-directed growth, and honors diverse identities and sexual cultures, including work related to BDSM, kink, polyamory, and LGBTQ concerns. Allison offers supportive, nonjudgmental care focused on practical strategies and self-exploration to help people manage life transitions, grief, compassion fatigue, and other challenges.
How Allison’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Allison commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered techniques in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and developing practical strategies to change behaviors and manage symptoms like anxiety or depression. Client-centered work emphasizes compassionate listening, validating a person’s experience, and collaborating to prioritize goals and choices that feel meaningful to the client.She also frequently draws on DBT-informed skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those skills match a client’s needs. DBT techniques can provide concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and coping during crises. Allison approaches selection of methods as a collaborative process and will work with each client to determine which blend of strategies best supports their goals and preferences.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging makes it easier to fit consistent work into busy lives, offers flexibility across different schedules, and allows clients to access therapy from wherever they are in Ohio. These options support regular practice of skills between sessions and make it possible to maintain momentum while tailoring communication style to what feels most helpful for each person.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English