Alison Gabel

Alison Gabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on helping people manage eating and food-related concerns alongside a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She centers sessions on each person's goals and needs rather than following a fixed method. Alison brings 11 years of clinical experience to sessions, with an emphasis on trauma and crisis-related work.

Her approach begins with listening. She uses client-centered techniques to help people name what feels off and decide what matters most to them. That often leads into attachment-based and psychodynamic work to track patterns from past relationships that still shape day-to-day feelings and choices.

Alison also draws on solution-focused strategies to set practical steps and small goals. Together clients identify doable changes and test what works in real life. Trauma-focused methods guide work when past events continue to cause pain or interfere with eating, mood, or relationships.

She has helped people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, body image, and issues related to identity and intimacy. Other areas include ADHD, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to family of origin.

People who choose Alison can expect straightforward conversation, clear goal-setting, and steady attention to how past hurts show up now. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

How Alison's approaches translate to online therapy

Alison uses client-centered work that follows what the person brings to the room. This approach focuses on listening, clarifying goals, and shaping sessions around the client's priorities. It is useful for people who want a collaborative space to sort out eating and body image concerns, anxiety, or life transitions.

She also uses trauma-focused and attachment-based ideas when past events or relationship patterns are part of the problem. Trauma-focused work helps people identify and reduce the ways past harm still affects daily life. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current needs and reactions, which can be important for intimacy, boundaries, and eating-related struggles.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit your goals, and adjust plans as progress is made. That way the work stays practical and centered on what you want to change.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and can allow for shorter check-ins or video work when that fits a person's routine.