About Allison
Allison VanSickle is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, or depression. She also supports people coping with major life changes and concerns around motivation and confidence.
Allison approaches work with a belief that each person knows their story best. She looks for strengths clients already have and helps them use those strengths to meet their goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than jargon or long lectures. In the room, Allison talks through what is happening now and what a person wants to change. She helps set small, doable goals and checks progress together.
She pays attention to patterns like codependency, control issues, or repeating relationship problems and looks for concrete ways to interrupt them. Allison also addresses life stages and events such as pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, divorce and separation, and transitions into young adulthood. She supports people dealing with body image, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and finding life purpose.
Her style is direct but warm, focused on building confidence and steady coping skills. Allison offers sessions remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit different schedules and needs.
Approaches and how online sessions work
Allison uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies specific patterns causing distress and builds small, manageable steps to change them; this helps with anxiety, motivation, and relationship patterns. Another approach emphasizes strengths-based coaching where the conversation highlights existing abilities and gently expands confidence and coping skills; this is useful for low self-esteem, life transitions, and finding purpose.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Allison will listen to your goals and preferences, try strategies together, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. The plan evolves as progress and priorities become clearer so the client remains in the lead.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier with low bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English