Alison Solomon, LCSW

Alison Solomon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nearly three decades of experience helping people navigate lifes hard moments. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and challenges such as addiction or compassion fatigue. Alison aims to be straightforward and caring in sessions so people feel heard without judgment.

Her approach is practical and relational. She listens first to understand a persons history and current struggles. Then she helps clients notice patterns in how they relate to others and themselves. Sessions often include talking things through, practicing new ways to respond, and trying small changes between meetings.

Alison blends several therapeutic styles to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered work to put the persons experience at the center, uses emotion-focused methods to address attachment and closeness, and can introduce skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions. She also uses psychodynamic and motivational interviewing ideas as appropriate.

People who have felt isolated because of their sexuality, physical abilities, or cultural background are a focus of her practice. She has particular experience with family relationships, survivors of the Holocaust and related family histories, and partner concerns. Alison provides care in English and Hebrew and practices in Delaware.

Her style is direct but warm. She helps people make sense of their feelings and build clearer ways to communicate. To begin, people complete a short intake and schedule sessions based on availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the persons experience at the center and focuses on understanding and acceptance. Online or in-person, this approach helps people feel heard and supported while they talk through difficult issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through practical techniques like mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can be taught and practiced in sessions to help with anxiety, anger, and emotional overwhelm. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and change how they respond to attachment and closeness concerns; it can be useful for intimacy-related problems and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative process typically begins with talking about what feels most urgent and what has helped or not helped in the past.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible for English- and Hebrew-speaking people outside the immediate region to meet with a Delaware-based licensed professional. Discuss format preferences when you schedule so sessions match your daily routine and needs.