Allison Nitschke

Allison Nitschke is an LPC and LCMHC based in South Carolina with more than two decades of clinical experience. A graduate of Cincinnati Christian University, she has worked with a broad range of concerns including relationship difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, depression and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, and issues of self esteem and intimacy. Her background also includes work with early childhood mental health, severe mental health disorders, body image, and marriage and family therapy.

She prefers a person centered approach and incorporates psychodynamic perspectives when helpful. Allison also uses solution focused strategies with clients who are motivated for brief, goal-oriented work while engaging in longer-term therapeutic relationships for those who want extended support. Her practice blends evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, emotion-focused work, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches to address thoughts, feelings, and interpersonal patterns.

Allison describes her professional aim as healing and restoration. She approaches each referral with attention to the specific issues listed in her specialties and additional focus areas, tailoring the therapeutic process to the needs presented in sessions.