About Alyson
Alyson Storey is an LCPC with 20 years of clinical experience who focuses on relationship strains, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
She also addresses related concerns such as attachment difficulties, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Her practice includes work around life purpose, midlife transitions, money and financial stress, mood concerns, self-love, social anxiety, and issues affecting women.
Her approach emphasizes attentive listening, building trust, and offering reflective guidance that honors each person as the expert on their life. Alyson aims to help clients see their circumstances from new perspectives and develop practical steps toward their goals.
She blends compassion with clear direction to help clients uncover options that may not have been evident before. People who begin with her can expect a calm, deliberate process intended to promote insight and forward movement.
She encourages taking the first step and supports clients as they set and pursue achievable goals, adapting her style to meet individual needs and priorities in a collaborative manner.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Many clients seek structure and clear techniques when addressing relationship strain, trauma, parenting challenges, or life transitions. Alyson uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns of attachment and improving communication - attachment-oriented work helps people see how early relational patterns influence current relationships, while communication-focused strategies teach practical skills for clearer and more effective interaction. She also draws on trauma-informed methods that emphasize safety, pacing, and processing to support recovery from past harm.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Alyson partners with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her work over time as progress and priorities evolve. That collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in shaping their care rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods or life changes, and they allow clients to engage in therapy from locations that work best for them while still working with licensed professionals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English