Therapist profile
Alison Chrun, LMFT
California
LMFT - Anger and relationship concerns
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 107977
- NPI1457730277
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused steps
About Alison
Alison Chrun is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California with eight years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma and anger. Alison also supports people facing grief, parenting strains, career pressure, and questions around sexuality and identity.
Her approach mixes practical skills with reflective work. Sessions often include elements from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused steps are used to build immediate coping tools for stressful moments.
Alison aims to balance steady, goal-oriented work with a client-centered attitude. She encourages small experiments between sessions and focuses on skills that reduce reactivity and improve communication. People come away with concrete tools to calm down in the moment and to address patterns that keep anger and tension returning.
She has experience supporting clients through addiction recovery, trauma and emotional abuse, postpartum mood shifts, and major life changes like separation or career transitions. Alison also works on issues such as codependency, commitment doubts, control struggles, and forgiveness.
Sessions and the pace of therapy are shaped around what each person needs. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to connect and schedule a first session. Alison practices in California and offers services in English.
How sessions work
How Alison uses practical approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate behavior. It can be useful for reducing avoidance and for acting on values even when anger or anxiety are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing different responses; it helps with snap reactions, rumination, and workplace stress. Mindfulness Therapy offers short practices to reduce physiological arousal and to create space before reacting in heated moments.Choosing the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Alison collaborates with each person to find what fits their goals and daily life, adjusting techniques as progress and feedback show what helps most. The decision about which methods to use comes from what the client wants to change and what feels doable between sessions.
The original biography lists live chats, video sessions, and live phone sessions as formats she has offered. If you are unsure which option would fit your routine, confirm the current session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so skill practice and follow-ups are simpler to schedule.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related issues does she address?
She works with adults who snap at loved ones, hold growing resentment, struggle with workplace frustration, or experience another person's anger as a stressor.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical, goal-oriented techniques to reduce reactivity and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a practicing clinician in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients; sessions are offered in English to people located within her practice region.
What session formats does she use?
The original biography mentions live chats, video sessions, and live phone sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.