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Allison Kemble

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Allison Kemble, LCSW

Missouri

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Grief and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Missouri / 2020001243
  • NPI1407463706
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMissouri

About

  • ACT and mindfulness
  • Solution focused work
  • Caregiver support

About Allison

Allison Kemble is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with grief, stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those facing career challenges, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and caregiver stress.

Allison began her career as a career counselor working with clients receiving government assistance, helping with housing, childcare, and employment barriers. She later moved into medical social work inside a major health system where she provided grief counseling, crisis intervention, and acute support for patients and families facing complex or chronic illness.

In the medical setting she assisted people coping with new diagnoses, chronic pain and illness, medication management, and situational depression. She has experience supporting patients transitioning to hospice and people affected by suicidal ideation. That clinical background informs how she approaches stress, trauma, and family-related concerns.

Her approach uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps, learning coping skills, and clarifying what matters most to the client. Allison emphasizes working at each person’s pace and engagement level.

She offers short-term coaching-style options as well as support for longer problems that need ongoing work. Communication methods can be combined based on client preference; confirm current session formats before booking. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Missouri.

How sessions work

How Allison’s approaches work for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anger, chronic stress, and life changes because it focuses on meaningful action rather than rumination.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and supporting the client's priorities. It helps when someone wants a therapist who follows their pace and builds from the concerns the client brings into sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation. These skills are practical for managing moments of frustration or ongoing high stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Allison will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods collaboratively rather than imposing one style.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals often use these conveniences to help clients practice skills between sessions and apply them to real situations.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with grief, stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, career issues, and coping with life changes among other difficulties.

How would she approach anger concerns?

She uses a mix of client-centered conversations, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to identify patterns and build practical coping skills.

What is her clinical background?

She spent years as a career counselor and later as a medical social worker providing grief counseling, crisis intervention, and acute support for patients and families.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and practices in that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are used?

The biography indicates communication methods can be combined based on preference; confirm current session format options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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