Stressed 10 month old kitten

Hello everyone!
So my boyfriend gave me a cat for our anniversary this December I'm very new to this so please bare with me we got her form the Humane Society she's the most precious all black domestic short hair about 8 months when we got her the first month she had to stay with my bf then my friends she's a very friendly & well behaved cat when I was finally able to take her home she was shy but then got used to it & made herself at home
After about a month she continuously began meowing throughout the night so often I wasn't getting very much sleep I thought she was hungry so I fed her still nothing even opened my door that way she can explore the house it helped a little bit but the meowing didn't completely stop it just wasn't as excessive unfortunately when my dad comes into town once a month I can't have her home because he's allergic to cat dander so I take her to my friends for the weekend
I took her recently she was shy at first but then remembered she'd been there before it was time for me to pick her up she was excited to see me I asked my friend if she would meow at night she said only early in the morning & sometimes throughout the day
When I brought her home she was fine she meowed a little at night but it wasn't constant I still looked it up to find out she is stressed & decided to buy her a calming collar it's barely the first night she's had it on but it hasn't seemed to help she is still meowing I plan on buying her those anxiety wraps to see if they help also but is there anything else anyone would recommend? She's completely fine throughout the day very playful, naps (not excessive) explores the house my mom & siblings enjoy her company it's only at night when I come home since I'm working late
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated I know the change in environment doesn't help but I can't control that it's only once a month too but she was a gift & I've always wanted a cat so I really don't want to give her away =/

To be honest I don't think you have a stressed cat, I think you have a bored kitten with lots of energy. Cats often find one person they bond with over all. She's probably saying hi to you when you first come in. Also cats are nocturnal, and sleep a lot during the day. So about 30 minutes before you go to sleep you need to play vigorously with her and I mean until she is puffed out. Then we have night time food. Then she'll groom herself and she should settle for the night. Cats like to hunt, kill, eat and then sleep. I've recently adopted a second kitten who is very affectionate but has bounds of energy. I try to give him 3 or 4 really good crazy hunting sessions with the wand toy. You want to get them prowling, jumping, running. It should only take 20 minutes so you can do it while watching TV after work. Then just give her a good decent meal and she should settle for the night.
the reason why I don't think she's anxious or scared or stressed is that my cat is exhibiting stress at the moment and they usually over groom themselves, pace back and forth, pee outside the litter box, hiding and if you try to comfort them they lash out in fear. I think you just have a very energetic little kitten that needs to be exercised. I have heaps of different wand toys that are in shapes of caterpillars, birds, mice etc. Also a laser is great to get her moving and pouncing. In the wild cats have to work hard to make sure they eat so they do have lots of energy. Just make sure that you use it at night and feed afterward. I reckon you'll see a big difference inher night time activities.
I've had to put my kitten in a spare room so that my cat can feel more secure and he is very active and was meowing a lot. Now I make sure I play with him and get him really moving. Since he has been a much happier and content little man.

Good luck. I'd love to hear if it helps!!

I agree, this is really normal behavior from cats, so much so that we have an article about it : http://www.thecatsite.com/a/cats-and-night-crazies I don't really think there's any indication the cat is stressed out.

How are you reacting if at all when she meows? If you respond, ever, she is going to associate the meowing with a positive result (you responding). Responding only sometimes actually motivates cats more than if you respond every time, so it's very important that you don't respond to the negative behavior AT ALL if you want to have any hope of it ever stopping. I would follow the advice above about doing your best to tire her out, and from that point on you should just ignore her until you're ready to wake up.  Ear plugs can help with this.

Totally normal. Its a kitten and learning with lots of play. If it is possible I would try and figure out a way to keep her home when dad comes. The stuff that makes him sneeze is already all over the house and if she can be confined to and area where he has no direct contact it might help as moving her from place to place might become confusing or uncomfortable... however some cats are perfectly fine with it.  DO not entertain the talking.. my wife did with one of ours because it was cute and it became the norm that walking around meowing was the thing to do... As much as I tried to tell her to stop it was her first cat, I work midnights and while she played the lets talk game I suffered as he yelled all day long... ughhh it was cute but eventually annoying lol

Oh thank god! It makes sense now because she sleeps but in the morning as soon as she sees me make some sort of movement she automatically thinks I'm awake the meowing begins then as soon as I wake up she stops lol I'll definitely make another run to store for more toys she does have a lazer but always misplaces it since it has a little jingle. I don't think my dad is allergic either he probably just doesn't like cats & wants to avoid seeing her lol usually when he's home though I'm only there for a little & leave for the weekend so I also like to take her to my friends or boyfriends since that's where I will be that wau she isn't at home without me for more than a few hours thank you all so much for your advice I really appreciate it! =)

If promise you if you have play then dinner then sleep, She should settle. The quicker you get her into a routine of night time place you should have a lot more luck at night. It's also so much fun and play time is also a bonding activity

I'd look into getting some wand toys.  Lasers are nice, I have one too, but I find they dont satisfy my cats well.  

Either my kitties get bored when they realize they cant catch it.  Or they meow in frustration when I put it away because they are looking for it.

 If I do bring out the laser I normally follow it up with a wand toy so they get the satisfaction of the "kill"

all cats are different though.

My cats have never caught on that the laser isn't real and still think THIS is the time they will finally catch it but they do prefer wand toys. All cats really are different though and variety always helps

Also air purifiers work really well for people with pet hair allergies. I only mention this because environment change is very stressful for cats. Their territory is everything to them. So removing them to different places might be stressful and result in marking to make her feel like she owns something. Un less your boyfriend and friend allows you to keep a small cat tree or something their for her to make her feel like she has a bed/territory.