- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Allison
Allison Bratton is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon who helps people facing parenting stress and other life challenges. She writes in a direct, calm way and focuses on practical next steps. Parents who feel overwhelmed by behavior, sleep problems, or relationship strain often seek her guidance.
Allison uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral exercises and client-centered listening.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include clear skills, real-world practice, and time to talk through feelings and patterns. Her background includes 12 years in counseling work. That experience covers addiction, trauma and abuse, mood struggles like depression and bipolar concerns, and attention-related difficulties.
She also supports people dealing with grief, career stress, and major life transitions. Allison pays attention to family-of-origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and attachment-related struggles. She also addresses codependency, substance use, and blended family stress in ways that focus on what a single person can change.
Her approach keeps the client’s values and goals at the center. Therapy sessions aim to build practical tools for home life. Parents learn strategies for managing anger and stress, improving sleep, and strengthening self-esteem.
The work is collaborative and paced to match what each person can manage.
What Allison works with
Everything Allison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Allison helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Allison lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It focuses on small, doable steps and works well for anxiety, stress, and parenting choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is useful for sleep problems, mood concerns, and daily routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and values. That collaboration means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting as life changes.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier between commitments. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Allison
What concerns does Allison address related to parenting?
She helps with parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, family conflict, and behavior-related challenges that affect daily life.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines listening with practical exercises. Sessions mix skill-building, reflection, and problem-solving tailored to each person.
How many years has she worked in counseling?
She has 12 years of experience working with issues such as addiction, trauma, depression, bipolar conditions, and ADHD challenges.
Where is Allison licensed and practicing?
She holds an LPC license and practices in Oregon.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.
How do I start a counseling relationship with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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