Therapist profile
Allison Metz, LPCC
Ohio LPCC - Stress and family related concerns
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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Allison
Allison Metz is an Ohio LPCC with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and sleep problems. Her work also covers mood disorders, postpartum concerns, and coping with life changes.
Allison trained at John Carroll University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Community Counseling. Her career has included private practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings. Those roles shaped how she approaches practical problems at home.
In sessions she uses concrete strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also draws on mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to help people manage symptoms and make clear steps forward. Treatment is aimed at real-life changes rather than abstract labels.
She has experience supporting people after traumatic events and with mood instability, including work related to postpartum depression and other perinatal concerns. Allison has worked with toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults in past roles, and she adapts interventions to the adult client’s goals and current family situation.
When someone reaches out she typically combines skills practice, problem-solving, and short-term goal setting. Sessions are straightforward and paced to fit everyday life. Clients are invited to look at communication patterns, coping skills, and small behavior shifts that make daily tasks easier.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Allison draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thinking patterns that keep stress and anxiety active. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and focuses on behavior changes that reduce symptoms. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.Mindfulness techniques are used alongside these approaches to help with staying grounded and noticing moment-by-moment experience. That can be useful for sleep problems, panic, and stress management. Allison treats finding the right combination of approaches as a collaborative process; she works with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences and adjusts the plan as needed.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around school, work, or caregiving commitments, shorter check-ins if schedules are tight, and choosing quieter surroundings that reduce interruptions. The focus in sessions is on usable skills, clearer communication at home, and small, achievable changes that make day-to-day life easier.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, and mood disorders including bipolar and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical methods such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to address symptoms and build everyday skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across private practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.
Can she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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