- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential Therapy
About Clymie
Clymie Allen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 40 years of experience. She practices in California and lists work with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, grief, depression, LGBT concerns, family matters, trauma and abuse, and related issues including social anxiety and phobia.
She trained at the University of Southern California and has long experience in outpatient community settings and the VA hospital in Los Angeles. Her background includes work with adults, children, adolescents, and older adults in a variety of clinical roles over decades.
In sessions she focuses on practical ways to reduce distress and build clearer patterns of coping. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what the person brings and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also draws on Existential Therapy ideas to help people consider values and meaning when life shifts.
Clients can expect direct, goal-focused conversation about current concerns. Topics she commonly addresses include mood and anxiety symptoms, addiction issues, relationship patterns, sleep and eating problems, parenting stress, and coping with loss or major life changes.
Her work reflects long-term clinical experience with a wide range of challenges. People who find social situations hard, or who struggle with anxiety or phobic reactions, can look to her approaches for concrete strategies and practical dialogue about next steps.
How these approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening to what the person brings and responding to their concerns. It helps when someone needs space to describe social fears or relationship struggles and wants a therapist who follows their lead.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep anxiety or phobic reactions going. CBT sessions often include practical strategies and small behavioral experiments to try between meetings, which can be useful for social anxiety and related worries.
Existential Therapy explores values, choices, and meaning when life changes feel overwhelming. This can help people clarify what matters and make decisions after loss, major transitions, or during persistent anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. That shared planning happens early and can be adjusted as progress or priorities change.
The therapist's listed session formats include messaging, phone, and video, so confirm which options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. They also allow trying practical CBT tasks between appointments and keeping continuity of care when life requires flexibility.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, grief, depression, LGBT and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with an emphasis on practical conversation and looking at thought-behavior patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 40 years of clinical experience, including work in outpatient community settings and with the VA hospital in Los Angeles.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography lists messaging, phone, and video as services offered; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.