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How Alison works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alison
Alison Marrelli is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing grief, worry, and life changes. She focuses on practical support for stress, anger, low self-esteem, and motivation. Her approach centers on listening first and building plans that fit each person's day-to-day life.
She frames the work as a partnership where the client knows their story best. Sessions focus on small steps that add up to noticeable change. Alison draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
With 12 years of clinical experience, Alison has worked with people dealing with loss, trauma, relationship struggles, and caregiver strain. She also supports people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating concerns, and career transitions. Her background includes addressing attachment and abandonment issues and helping clients navigate blended family and parenting stress.
Alison holds a Master of Social Work and is a Utah LCSW. She uses clear language in sessions and avoids jargon so clients can act on what they discuss. Many sessions include goal-setting, coping strategies, and practical tools to reduce reactivity and improve mood.
People often seek her help for anger, anxiety, depression, and life transition challenges. She offers a calm, steady presence and helps people try new ways of responding to stress. The work is paced to fit each person's goals and schedule.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alison's practice.
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Alison uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for stress and anger - clients practice short strategies to reduce reactivity and build better responses. This can help when emotions spike at work, home, or during major life changes.She also uses methods that target mood and motivation through small, achievable steps. These techniques break larger goals into manageable tasks to increase confidence and forward momentum, useful for depression, low energy, and self-esteem work.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Alison will work with each person to learn what feels useful and adjust techniques based on goals and day-to-day life. She helps plan which tools to try and checks progress together so the work fits the client's needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing, short-term support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and caregiving routines while still focusing on change and skill building.
Questions people ask about Alison
What concerns does Alison commonly address?
She helps people with grief, anxiety, depression, anger, stress, career questions, and coping with life changes. Other areas include ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then teaches practical skills and small steps clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Alison has 12 years of clinical experience working in mental health and social work settings. That background informs her practical, problem-solving focus.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Utah. Her practice is based in Utah.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.