Allison Pickel, MA, LPC,
About Allison Pickel (She/Her)
Allison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with clinical experience working with individuals across the lifespan and with a wide range of behavioral health diagnoses. Today, she focuses her work on supporting those struggling with depression, anxiety and related disorders, grief and loss, OCD, couples’ issues, adjustments during major life transitions, as well as supporting those within the LGBTQIA+ community. She appreciates that every person is unique and may require interventions tailored to their own circumstances, though generally operates from Cognitive Behavioral, Person-Centered, Strengths-Based, and Solution-Focused therapy modalities in session. Allison considers it a true privilege to get to work alongside of individuals as they make progress toward their goals and cultivate the most fulfilling versions of their lives.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-75+
- Family Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- Social skills & communication
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- Grief & loss
- Panic attacks
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Aging
- Attachment issues
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Retirement
- Social skills & communication
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- Social skills & communication
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Humana
- Independence Blue Cross
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
Languages
- English
Education
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Lock Haven University
Locations
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484-468-1406
484-468-1412
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Questions About
Allison Pickel
Please call us at 484-468-1406 to schedule an appointment with Allison Pickel.
Allison Pickel generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 484-468-1406 to find out Allison Pickel's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Allison Pickel:
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Humana
- Independence Blue Cross
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 484-468-1406 to see how we can help.
Allison Pickel is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Allison Pickel works at:
Yes, Allison Pickel does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Allison Pickel is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: