Allison Van Da Griff, LPC

Allison Van Da Griff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings seven years of clinical work helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low mood, and relationship concerns. Allison speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps a person can use between sessions.

She believes people know their own story and have strengths to lean on. In sessions Allison listens first, then helps clients name problems and try small changes that make daily life easier. She uses ideas from cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

Allison also addresses intimacy and communication difficulties, body image, grief, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse. She works with issues around parenting, pregnancy and childbirth, and feelings like guilt, shame, or isolation. Her approach blends short-term problem solving with attention to how past experiences affect current relationships.

Therapy sessions typically focus on clear goals. Allison helps people practice new skills, track small wins, and adjust plans when needed. She also uses relationship-focused techniques to improve communication and rebuild trust when intimacy has suffered.

People who prefer straightforward, collaborative work tend to do well with her style. Allison aims to make therapy feel manageable and useful, especially for those balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities.

Approaches and online access for real-life change

Allison often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT techniques are practical and focus on problems people can work on between sessions.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means she listens closely and follows the client's priorities. That approach helps people feel heard and able to decide which goals to pursue. For couples or relationship concerns she applies Gottman Method concepts to improve communication, repair conflict, and restore connection.

Finding the right approach usually happens together. Allison will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on a person's goals and preferences. She treats the choice of methods as a team decision rather than a fixed prescription.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or shorter, more frequent support. These formats let people access consistent care from home, work, or on the go while keeping scheduling flexible.