About Alisa
Alisa Neary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping adults who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, trauma, or relationship pain. She speaks plainly and works to make conversations feel manageable. People come to her when they want less self-blame, better boundaries, and more confidence in choices.
Alisa uses a person-centered style that aims to keep sessions comfortable and nonjudgmental. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them.
Background and approach
She pairs straightforward skills with deeper conversations about meaning and safety in relationships. Her work often addresses trauma, grief, and the aftereffects of interpersonal violence. Alisa helps people reduce symptoms like anxiety and depressive mood, and she supports steps toward rebuilding self-esteem and self-acceptance.
She also addresses issues such as parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Therapy with her can include practical strategies and thoughtful reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Narrative approaches help people reframe their stories and find different ways forward. Alisa practices in Illinois and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated as LCSW. She offers sessions in English and uses a collaborative approach to set goals and track progress.
If someone values clear conversation and steady support, she may be a fit.
Approaches used in online therapy and how they help
Alisa commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness approaches when working online. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness techniques teach attention to the present moment and practical ways to calm the body and mind.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they can try different methods and adjust the plan based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English