Hello, my name is Alison Panton. I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) licensed in Washington, DC. I have worked in mental health since 2000 and my experience has been working with the seriously mentally ill, unhoused individuals, individuals who have co occurring disorders. The last 10 years, I have worked with mostly adults or provided supervision to case managers, community support workers and other staff such as master's level college graduates seeking supervision hours for their license.
During the first session, paper work and assessments will be reviewed, an intake will be completed or started so that therapy goals can be established for upcoming sessions.
I believe my greatest strength as a provider is my cultural sensitivity and my desire to help the client help themselves.
CBT is used to address how a client can change their thinking and outlook. This is used in my practice for over 20 years.
This is used only upon request. This is rarely requested, but it has been offered over the past 15 years in my practice.
This is used in my practice to challenge the ambivalence a client may have regarding change. This has been in my practice for over 15 years.