Allison Van Da Griff

Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri. She has seven years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. Allison emphasizes a strengths-based approach and views each person as the expert on their own story.

She focuses on practical, short-term goals alongside deeper emotional work. Sessions often address relationship and intimacy concerns, body image and eating-related worries, and mood-related issues such as depression. She also helps people cope with grief, trauma and abuse, and life transitions like pregnancy and childbirth.

In the room Allison listens first and then works together with clients to set clear next steps. Her tools come from several approaches, including client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and methods for improving communication. She aims to make therapy feel collaborative and doable rather than overwhelming.

People who reach out can expect conversations about patterns, helpful skills to try between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress. She also addresses concerns like isolation, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue with a focus on concrete coping skills. The goal is to build more confidence, better communication, and steadier mood over time.

Allison supports LGBT clients and those dealing with parenting challenges. She encourages anyone considering therapy to take the first step, and she offers guidance as clients decide what to work on and how fast to move forward.

How Allison's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and following the client's lead. It focuses on empathy, validation, and helping people access their own strengths to make changes. This approach can help with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and finding direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress by teaching specific skills and experiments to try between sessions.

The Gottman Method concentrates on improving communication and interaction patterns in relationships, using clear exercises and skill building to reduce conflict and increase connection.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Allison will talk with clients about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust plans based on what helps. She combines listening with concrete steps so clients know what to expect.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try therapeutic tools at home between meetings and maintain regular momentum during life changes.