Alli LaRueLISW

Alli LaRue is an Ohio licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 17 years of experience. She aims to help people who are stressed, anxious, feeling low, or dealing with parenting and intimacy concerns. Alli speaks plainly and focuses on finding practical steps that fit each person's life.

She treats everyday struggles like family tension, communication problems, and mood concerns by helping clients notice strengths they already have. Alli works with people facing adoption or foster care questions, blended family challenges, and issues related to pregnancy and childbirth. She also helps with panic attacks, social anxiety, and the fallout from sexual assault and abuse.

Alli uses several counseling styles to match what a person needs. She uses client-centered ways to follow the client's lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused methods to address relationship and intimacy patterns. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when they fit a person's goals.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Alli encourages people to identify small changes, try them out, and notice what works. She focuses on skills people can use between sessions as well as the conversations that happen in the meeting.

Because she believes clients are the experts in their own lives, the work centers on building on existing strengths. Alli's approach is practical, supportive, and focused on helping people move toward clearer, healthier patterns.

How Alli's approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means the therapist reflects what matters to you and helps you set goals that feel relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. This is useful for anxiety, panic, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and change patterns in close relationships by identifying emotions and testing new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alli will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying different techniques and adjusting as progress is made, so the plan fits your life and what you want to change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets between meetings to practice new skills in everyday moments. Ask about the specific session options when you sign up so you know what will be offered.