- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Allison
Allison Metz is an Ohio LPCC with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who struggle with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and relationship problems. She also helps people navigating mood disorders, postpartum challenges, and life changes that increase frustration and resentment.
She draws on evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical skills to recognize triggering patterns, manage strong feelings, and change unhelpful thinking. Work often includes short skill-building practices and focused problem-solving between sessions.
Allison’s background spans private practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings. Her training and work history include trauma-focused methods and DBT-related approaches, and she has experience with adults as well as children and adolescents earlier in her career. Her education includes a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in community counseling from John Carroll University.
In a typical session she talks through specific situations that trigger anger and helps identify steps to reduce escalation. She teaches breathing and grounding techniques drawn from mindfulness, communication tools to reduce conflict, and cognitive strategies to shift automatic thoughts. Clients leave with short, doable practices to use when frustration builds.
People who want straightforward coaching on temper, resentment, or handling another person’s anger will find sessions geared to action. She works in English and practices in Ohio as an LPCC.
How her approaches translate to online work
Allison commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when working with anger. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people test and change automatic thoughts that fuel frustration. DBT offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance techniques to reduce escalation and manage intense feelings.She also incorporates mindfulness practices to help clients notice sensations and reactions before they spiral. Mindfulness exercises are short and practical, so they can be practiced between sessions to reduce reactivity in daily life. Choosing which approach to emphasize is collaborative; Allison helps clients identify what fits their goals and daily routines rather than prescribing one method from the start.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow brief check-ins between longer meetings, and support use of in-the-moment skills during real-life situations. Allison frames online sessions around skill practice, role-plays for conversations that trigger anger, and planning short exercises to try between meetings, so therapy can be integrated into everyday life.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger or related problems does she help with?
She helps with temper issues, workplace frustration, resentment in relationships, and anger linked to trauma, depression, or anxiety.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-based work from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness alongside solution-focused conversations to address specific triggers and reactions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across private practice, medical family health centers, community agencies, and residential treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients arrange sessions?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.