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Allison Kemble

Allison Kemble

LCSW · Missouri

Practical support for grief and life changes

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  • Solution-focused
  • Client-centered
  • ACT-informed

About Allison

Allison Kemble is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, goal-oriented support. She uses straightforward techniques to help people manage grief, stress, anxiety, and life changes. Allison keeps sessions centered on what each person needs right now and moves at their pace.

Allison earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri Columbia and holds an LCSW in Missouri. She began her career as a career counselor working with clients receiving government assistance, helping with housing, childcare, and other basic needs that get in the way of steady work.

She later worked as a medical social worker in a large health system. In that role she provided grief counseling, crisis intervention, and short-term support to people facing complex and chronic illness. She has supported people with disease management, medication challenges, situational depression, trauma related to medical events, and transitions to hospice care.

Allison relies on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. In sessions she mixes listening with practical tools so people can try new ways to cope between visits. She emphasizes collaboration and fits her pace to each person's comfort level.

Her additional areas of focus include caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, chronic pain and illness, and issues connected to adoption and foster care. Sessions are conducted in English and follow the client's goals and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values. Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and understood first, while the therapist gently guides conversations that help people find their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Allison will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, client-centered work, or other approaches will make the most sense for the issue at hand.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, let people keep appointments during work breaks, or use shorter check-ins when time is limited. It can also reduce travel time and help people keep consistent follow-up while balancing medical appointments, caregiving, or work commitments. Licensed professionals including therapists can help tailor session length and focus so therapy fits daily routines.

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

Adoption and foster careCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disability

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Allison help address?

She helps people with grief, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting concerns, and issues like caregiver strain, chronic illness, and cancer.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are collaborative and practical, using client-centered listening alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

Allison has eight years of clinical experience working in career counseling and medical social work before moving into broader outpatient practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and practices in Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Allison?

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