Alison Chrun , LMFT

Alison Chrun, MA, LMFT, is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist who works with people facing a wide range of life challenges. With an emphasis on practical strategies and mindfulness, she assists individuals and families dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, addiction, stress, career transitions, trauma, and emotional abuse. Her work also addresses issues such as grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and the broader emotional impacts of major life changes.

Alison blends solution-focused techniques with cognitive behavioral methods and humanistic, client-centered care, always adapting her approach to the priorities of each person she sees. She brings a calm, understanding presence while gently encouraging clients to move toward their goals at a pace that feels manageable. Her training includes a Master of Arts degree and licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, which indicates advanced graduate education and specialized clinical training in working with couples and families.

Her practice offers multiple remote session formats, including live chat, video sessions, and live phone sessions. Although she outlines how she typically engages on messaging boards and notes periods of greater evening availability for back-and-forth text exchanges, she is not currently accepting new clients. Those seeking more information about working with her can use the Start Therapy button on this page to review current options and next steps.

Approaches that guide online care with Alison

Alison frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and gently challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of behaving; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday difficulties. She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy, a practice that encourages present-moment awareness and acceptance to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, often helping with stress, trauma symptoms, and self-criticism. In addition, Alison adopts Client-Centered Therapy principles, creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where the client’s goals and values shape the pace and focus of the work.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Alison works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine techniques to tailor care, and Alison emphasizes flexibility so clients can try approaches and adjust as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Alison is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which adds scheduling flexibility and easier access from home or other locations. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person.