About Alison
Alison "Ali" Capurro is a licensed counselor in Idaho who helps people feeling drained by stress, anxiety, or past trauma. She meets people who seem fine on the outside but are exhausted inside. Sessions focus on what feels manageable in the moment and on small, steady shifts that build safety and ease.
Ali uses somatic work to pay attention to how the body holds tension, alongside talk-based methods to make sense of patterns.
Background and approach
She keeps the room calm and practical, checking pace so people do not feel rushed. This helps when worries, panic, or numbness get in the way of daily life. Her style is collaborative and direct.
Clients set goals together with her, and she offers tools to practice between sessions. That might include simple grounding exercises, ways to notice triggers, or thought-based techniques for managing anxiety. With ten years of experience, Ali has helped people with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and relationship concerns.
She also works with issues like ADHD, postpartum struggles, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Her approach draws on attachment-focused ideas to understand how early patterns affect current relationships. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and international clients can work with her.
She holds an LCPC credential - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - with ID LCPC 8321636. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How her approaches work online
Somatic Therapy focuses on how stress and past events show up in the body. Online sessions can include simple movement, breathwork, and grounding cues to help someone notice and shift physical tension. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In sessions the therapist helps people name those patterns and try different ways of relating to themselves and others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the conversation and the therapist follows their pace.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful, adjusting as needs and goals change over time. That way the plan fits the client's comfort and capacity.
Online options - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging - give flexibility for different needs. People can pick formats that suit their energy level, schedule, and communication preferences. This flexibility makes it easier to practice skills between sessions and keep momentum toward feeling more regulated and connected.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English