Key details
- CredentialsLPCC
- LicenseLPCC, Ohio / E.0008353
- NPI1487872818
- Experience17 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationOhio
About
About Allison
Allison Metz is an Ohio LPCC with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who struggle with anger, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting stress. Her background includes private practice, community agencies, medical family health centers, and residential treatment settings.
Allison uses direct, skills-based methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies to help manage intense feelings and improve emotional regulation.
Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She has cared for people across settings, including work with toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults, which informs how she approaches family and parenting issues.
In practice she focuses on concrete tools people can use between sessions. That can mean practicing thought records, building problem-solving steps, or learning breathing and grounding skills drawn from mindfulness. She also works on communication skills for strained relationships and blended family concerns.
Allison lists trauma and abuse, mood disorders, postpartum concerns, and anger among the issues she addresses. People who want practical strategies for handling snapping at loved ones, managing workplace frustration, or reducing built-up resentment will find a straightforward, skill-focused approach in her work.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Allison commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce reactive responses like snapping or rumination. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for managing intense anger and improving communication.She also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people notice emotions early and on solution-focused ideas to set concrete short-term goals. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and try strategies that fit the person’s life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Online work can make practicing skills between sessions easier because exercises and handouts can be shared while discussing how they go in real life.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which problems does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues. The profile lists anger as one of the specific concerns she addresses.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses skills-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy plus mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. Sessions tend to focus on practical tools and behavior change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across private practice, community agencies, medical family health centers, and residential treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Ohio LPCC and completed her degrees at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video, phone, or in-person sessions are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.