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Alyson Storey

Alyson Storey, LCPC

Therapist · Illinois · 20+ years of experience

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  • Compassionate guidance
  • Practical goal setting
  • Relationship focus

About Alyson

Alyson Storey is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with twenty years of experience. She helps people facing relationship stress, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and major life changes like midlife transitions. Her work often focuses on reducing isolation and improving connection in daily life.

She listens carefully and builds trust before suggesting practical next steps. Alyson uses reflection and gentle guidance to help people see their situations in new ways. She encourages setting realistic goals and taking small, manageable steps toward them.

Her approach is collaborative. Clients are treated as the experts in their own lives while Alyson offers tools and perspective to move forward. Sessions aim to address communication problems, attachment concerns, control issues, and feelings of guilt or shame.

Alyson also supports people dealing with divorce or separation, money worries, and questions about life purpose. She works with mood difficulties, social anxiety, and issues commonly faced by women. Her experience includes helping people rebuild self-love and repair close connections.

Getting started is straightforward. She asks questions to understand each person's priorities and adapts the work to fit real life. The focus is on practical changes that make daily life feel more manageable and meaningful.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Illinois

Languages

English

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Alyson uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people understand patterns and try new behaviors. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and shifting toward more balanced thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach emphasizes building secure connections and improving communication, which helps with attachment issues and relationship stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alyson listens to a person’s goals, life circumstances, and preferences before suggesting specific techniques. She adjusts methods as progress is made so the work stays relevant and practical.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises and homework to fit daily life, making therapy more practical for people juggling work, family, and other responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

Alyson supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, trauma and abuse, and major life changes such as midlife crisis. She also addresses attachment issues, communication problems, and mood concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens closely, reflects back what she hears, and offers gentle guidance and practical steps to try between sessions.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She brings twenty years of clinical experience working with people facing anxiety, isolation, relationship difficulties, and trauma. That background informs a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

Where does she practice and what is her credential?

She is a licensed clinical professional counselor, LCPC, practicing in Illinois. The LCPC credential is shown as provided in her profile.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, which affects billing.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you with the initial scheduling steps.

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