Allison Bratton
Practical, faith-informed counseling for life changes
LPC Oregon
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Allison
Allison Bratton is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing hard changes and painful pasts. She works directly with concerns like addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship stress, grief, parenting strain, and sleep problems.
Background and approach
Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more in control. She combines practical skills with attention to emotions.
Allison uses approaches that include Gottman Method ideas for relationship work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build flexible action, and Attachment-Based Therapy to notice how early bonds affect current choices. She also draws on client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Allison brings 12 years of clinical experience as an LPC in Oregon. She offers a faith-informed, conservative perspective for clients who want that included in their care.
In sessions she focuses on small, achievable steps and on building skills people can use between meetings. People come to her for a mix of short-term coaching and longer-term healing.
Her work covers addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, family of origin issues, parenting challenges, and mood disorders among other concerns. Allison aims to help clients find clearer goals and steady progress.
She provides sessions in English by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair someone with the right clinician and schedule.
Approaches for online relationship and life work
Allison uses several structured methods to guide online sessions. The Gottman Method focuses on concrete communication skills and patterns that affect relationships, helping people learn new ways to talk and solve conflicts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches how to notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match your values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current behavior and emotion, helping people understand and shift repeated patterns in close connections.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Allison will listen to your goals and preferences, then recommend or combine methods that fit your situation. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let you practice communication skills visually. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text sessions suit brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when written reflection feels most helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, or daily life.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English