Allison Wallace , LCSW, CSW

Allison Wallace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a trauma-informed, strengths-focused approach to therapy. She holds an LCSW and a CSW - LCSW denotes Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW indicates Clinical Social Worker - and has academic training that includes a bachelor of social work from Johnson C. Smith University, a master of social work from Georgia State University, and a master of family therapy from Mercer University.

With more than six years of clinical experience, Allison has worked with individuals, couples, and families facing a range of psychiatric, relational, and situational challenges. Her practice includes support for grief and loss, depression and anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, substance-related concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family dynamics, and work with LGBTQ clients. She also brings experience addressing attachment concerns, mood disorders, personality-related issues, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Allison centers her work on meeting people where they are, offering an open-minded, non-judgmental stance and aiming to avoid pathologizing the person. Her therapeutic orientation is systemic and strengths-based, drawing primarily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify practical strategies, build coping skills, and strengthen relationships.

Outside of clinical work, Allison enjoys reading, exercising, traveling, watching reality television, and spending time with friends and family. She approaches each client interaction with a commitment to understanding what makes each person unique and to supporting them through life changes and transitions.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Allison uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop practical strategies for managing mood and anxiety. This approach is goal-oriented and often includes skill practice that can be applied between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is part of her toolkit for clients who need skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. DBT offers concrete techniques to manage intense emotions and to build more stable relationships over time.

Solution-Focused Therapy complements these methods by concentrating on strengths and workable solutions in the present, helping clients move toward specific goals without extensive focus on past problems.

Allison approaches selection of a therapeutic method as a collaborative process. She works with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and accessibility, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow clients to engage in the ways that feel most comfortable and practical, while still receiving structured therapeutic support from a trained therapist.