Sheet 1
- LGBT focus
- Trauma informed
- ADHD support
About Allison
LCSW in California with 18 years of experience, Allison Kent works with people facing relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and LGBT issues. Allison helps individuals and couples talk through communication problems, infidelity, blended family strain, and questions about sexual identity and expression. She offers services in English and American Sign Language.
Allison uses a person-centered, trauma-informed framework and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. In practice she focuses on concrete communication skills, managing mood and post-traumatic stress symptoms, and addressing ADHD-related challenges in daily life. Conversations often include practical strategies and pacing that match each person’s needs.
She also supports people dealing with fertility and pregnancy concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and the impacts of domestic violence and sexual assault. Sexuality and alternative relationship structures, including kink and BDSM topics, are addressed without judgment. Allison attends to how neurodivergence and autism traits interact with intimacy and relationship patterns.
Her approach recognizes the role of identity and life context in healing. Sessions explore life purpose, forgiveness, and recovery from infidelity or loss. Allison aims to help clients make specific changes they can use between meetings.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
Sheet 2
How Allison integrates evidence-based care with online sessions
Allison draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside a person-centered, trauma-informed stance. Cognitive and skills-based methods focus on clear strategies for managing mood, ADHD-related challenges, and relationship communication. These approaches help clients learn concrete tools they can use between sessions for daily functioning and symptom management.Trauma-informed work emphasizes understanding reactions to past abuse or assault and building gradual capacity for emotional regulation. That work combines pacing, grounding methods, and practical steps toward safety and stability. When sexuality and intimacy are central, sessions include direct, nonjudgmental discussion of sexual identity, kink, and relationship boundaries to clarify needs and consent.
Determining the best combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust plans as work progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques feel most helpful and which to prioritize.
If you plan to do sessions online, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefit of remote work is fitting therapy into a busy life - it can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often offer options that accommodate different rhythms and commitments, and Allison will help match session structure to a client's daily routine.
Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, American Sign Language
Sheet 4
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and LGBT matters. Additional focuses include fertility, adoption and foster care, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centered, trauma-informed approach and applies evidence-based techniques. Sessions typically mix conversation with practical skills and pacing set to the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with individuals and couples on a wide range of issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California. Practice and fees are based in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
Are international sessions available?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are provided to clients within the therapist's practice region.
How are sessions scheduled and paid?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What should I do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.