Clymie Allen, LCSW

California · 40 years in practice

Clymie Allen is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 10310 · expires October 2026
LCSW, Texas: 54878 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1366579146 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 40
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Clymie

Clymie Allen is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience. She practices from California and brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles.

Her work often addresses grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing eating or sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges, and major life changes.

Background and approach

Clymie offers practical help for communication problems, codependency, and caregiver stress. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting space where people feel heard. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.

Existential therapy appears in her approach and helps people consider meaning, choices, and values when life feels uncertain. Clymie earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and holds LCSW licensure in California and Texas.

Over her career she has worked in VA hospital settings and outpatient community clinics, seeing a wide range of adult and older adult concerns. Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location and therapist availability.

To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Clymie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Self-harm
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Clymie names

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Online support

How existential and practical approaches fit into online care

Existential Therapy in her practice invites people to look at meaning, values, and life choices when facing stress or change. It helps when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by decisions, or uncertain about direction.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist offers empathy and support so people can talk through feelings and find their own solutions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns like avoidance or unhelpful thinking.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Plans can shift over time as needs change and progress is reviewed.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or messaging is useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, or when writing feels more natural. These options make scheduling more flexible for work, caregiving, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and trauma-related concerns. Additional focuses include parenting, caregiver stress, codependency, and major life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends a client-centered, empathetic approach with practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She also uses existential ideas to help people consider meaning and choices.

What kind of experience does she have?

She brings 40 years of clinical experience working in VA hospital and community outpatient settings with adults and older adults. Her background includes work with diverse life challenges across that time.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials in California and Texas and is based in California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

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