Allison Kemble, LCSW

Allison Kemble is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people cope with major life stressors and health-related challenges. She uses clear, practical talk and goal-focused steps to help clients manage grief, stress, anxiety, and changes tied to illness or caregiving. Allison aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable.

Allison earned a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Missouri Columbia and holds an LCSW in Missouri. Early in her career she worked as a career counselor helping clients navigate employment barriers and basic needs. Later she moved into medical social work, providing grief counseling and crisis support for patients and families facing complex and chronic health problems.

She has experience supporting people with coping after a new diagnosis, chronic pain and illness, medication adherence challenges, and the emotional effects of cancer and end-of-life transitions. Allison also addresses trauma related to medical events, situational depression, suicidal ideation, caregiver stress, and concerns connected to adoption and foster care.

In sessions she draws on client-centered listening, solution-focused planning, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas. That means sessions often include listening, clarifying goals, small behavioral steps, and stress-management strategies you can try between meetings.

Allison emphasizes practical tools and steady support. She invites clients to set their own goals and works alongside them to build coping skills, reduce overwhelm, and create plans that fit everyday life.

How Allison’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It encourages choosing values-based steps even when emotions are difficult, which can help with chronic illness, caregiving stress, and ongoing anxiety.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood first. Sessions focus on whatever matters most to the person, with the therapist offering reflective listening and gentle guidance to help clarify goals. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short exercises to calm the body and mind and to notice stress signals earlier so coping strategies can be used sooner. These skills are useful for grief, anger, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Allison will collaborate with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting plans based on real-world results.

The biography does not specify which online session types are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut down on travel time, and let people use short check-ins when life gets hectic. It can also support practicing mindfulness or ACT exercises between meetings so tools transfer into daily routines.