Therapist profile
Clymie Allen, LCSW
California
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 10310; LCSW, Texas / 54878
- NPI
- 1366579146
- Experience
- 40 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Codependency support
About Clymie
Clymie Allen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 40 years of experience. She holds LCSW credentials in Texas and California and practices from California. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strains, grief, depression, and codependency concerns.
She has long experience in VA hospital settings and community outpatient clinics. That background means she is used to practical daily struggles and the ups and downs people bring to therapy. She has worked with adults across life stages and with veteran populations in Los Angeles.
In sessions she focuses on helping people manage symptoms and build better ways of relating. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen for what matters most to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors in everyday life.
Clymie helps people handle changes such as divorce, illness, caregiving strain, and bereavement. She also addresses family concerns like blended-family stress, adoption and foster care issues, and problems around attachment and abandonment. Topics such as intimacy, communication problems, and setting limits come up often.
Her work includes support for those coping with trauma, domestic violence, substance issues, bipolar symptoms, sleeping or eating troubles, and anger. People who keep putting others first or who struggle with codependency-related patterns will find practical tools to try between sessions.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and practical benefits
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's concerns first. The therapist listens closely and reflects back what matters most, which helps people clarify their feelings and priorities. This approach is useful for relationship struggles, codependency patterns, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. CBT is often used for stress, mood concerns, and coping with difficult situations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels practical. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt those methods as needed.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. The original biography notes messaging, phone, and video as offered services. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel to an office. The therapist will help match session length and style to everyday life demands so the work can be realistic and useful.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, depression, codependency concerns, and related problems such as intimacy and communication difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That means she listens for what matters to the person and also helps identify thoughts and behaviors to change.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced for 40 years, including work at a VA hospital and in outpatient community settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and California and is located in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions offered and what does it cost?
The biography lists messaging, phone, and video as services. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.