Alison Mace, LMSW

Alison Mace is a Licensed Master Social Worker who helps adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and other difficult life concerns. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps. The tone in sessions is direct, compassionate, and sometimes lightened with gentle humor.

Alison emphasizes collaboration. She works with clients to notice links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Together they set clear, attainable goals and try small changes that add up over time. Sessions are a chance to be heard, checked in with, and supported in figuring out next steps.

Her background includes five years working across mental health settings. That experience shaped a flexible approach that borrows tools from different therapies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a regular part of her work, used to help people spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.

Alison also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational Interviewing and psychodynamic ideas help when people want to explore deeper patterns or find renewed motivation for change.

In a typical session she balances practical skill-building with space to process emotions. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change. The aim is steady progress through manageable steps, not rushed fixes.

How Alison’s approaches translate to online therapy

Alison commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques in sessions. CBT helps people identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or depression and then try different behaviors to see what changes. DBT emphasizes concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to focus on thought- and behavior-based exercises, skills training, or deeper exploration of patterns, and she will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can fit a short break or be used when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when a written conversation feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic techniques adapted for remote work.