Therapist profile
Alisa Branch, LCMHC, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and relationship concerns
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- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness work
About Alisa
Alisa Branch is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 14 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and parenting challenges. Sessions focus on practical tools, feedback, and tasks to use between meetings.
Branch draws on several approaches to match what an individual needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation and managing intense reactions. Mindfulness practices are used to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.
Her background includes work in outpatient mental health, community mental health agencies, private practice, and community medical centers. Earlier roles included inpatient psychiatric care and mobile crisis work, which informed her work with complex and acute stressors.
In sessions she gives concrete feedback and practical tools. Clients are often given tasks or exercises to practice between meetings to build coping skills. The focus is on improving day-to-day functioning and relationships at home and work.
She has experience supporting people facing grief, intimacy and sexual issues, eating concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, blended family problems, infidelity, and communication breakdowns. People can expect straightforward, skills-focused work aimed at handling immediate problems and building longer-term coping.
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How specific therapies are used online
Alisa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness practices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then tests small changes to see what helps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for handling strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness work focuses on simple exercises to increase moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That assessment and adjustment happens over the first few sessions so the work fits your situation.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins if needed, or avoid travel time. It also makes it possible to use digital worksheets, practice exercises between meetings, and bring real-life situations into discussion. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to focus on skills, problem-solving, or longer-term patterns depending on what you want to address.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting issues, and related areas like grief, intimacy, and communication problems.
How would she approach my situation?
She uses practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify problems and build skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working in outpatient mental health, community agencies, private practice, and community medical settings, plus prior experience in inpatient psychiatric care and mobile crisis teams.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and practices in North Carolina while also holding an LPC in Virginia.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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