Allison Crotwell, LICSW

Allison Crotwell is an Alabama LICSW with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting problems, ADHD-related challenges, grief, and life transitions. She also addresses family of origin issues and struggles with intimacy, anger, and self-esteem.

Allison uses a client-centered stance and focuses on strengths and practical solutions. She combines several approaches to build a plan that fits each person's goals. Sessions often include work on thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills to address everyday challenges.

She frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and to change unhelpful patterns. Allison also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness techniques appear in her work when they match a client's needs.

In sessions she helps people break down problems into manageable steps. That can mean practicing a new communication skill, testing a different way of thinking, or learning a breathing or grounding practice for strong emotions. She also supports parents who are juggling caregiving stress and career demands.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration. Allison helps clients identify strengths, set clear goals, and track small changes over time. She asks practical questions and offers concrete exercises that people can use between sessions.

Approaches used in online sessions