LCMHC, LPC
Alisa Branch, LCMHC, LPC
- Experience14 years
- LocationNorth Carolina
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Alisa
Alisa Branch brings an interactive, warm, and accepting therapeutic presence to her work as a licensed counselor. She blends Internal Family Systems with other evidence-based methods to help clients understand internal parts, reframe unhelpful thinking, and build practical coping skills.
Background and approach
With 14 years of clinical experience, she creates a collaborative environment that emphasizes feedback, actionable between-session tasks, and skill building to support emotional regulation and healthier relationships.
Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Science in Community Agency Counseling from North Carolina A&T State University.
She holds credentials as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia, and has worked across outpatient, inpatient, and crisis settings. That range of experience informs a flexible approach that incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness practices, trauma-informed care, and solution-focused strategies.
Alisa aims to be a steady source of guidance for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma, grief, addiction concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, and a variety of intimacy and communication issues. She focuses on practical tools as well as deeper self-understanding so clients can make meaningful changes at their own pace.
Integrating IFS, CBT, and DBT into Online Care
Alisa combines Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address both the internal landscape and practical skills needed for change. Internal Family Systems helps clients identify and relate to internal parts with curiosity and compassion, which can be useful for trauma, self-criticism, and complex emotional patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and shifting behaviors through structured strategies, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which supports people coping with intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore which methods fit their goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time as those needs become clearer. Clients and therapist together check what is helping and adjust the plan accordingly.
Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue work when in-person visits are difficult, to practice skills between sessions, and to maintain continuity of care across life changes while working with licensed professionals and therapists experienced in these approaches.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English