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LCMHC, LPC

Alisa Branch, LCMHC, LPC

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Alisa

Alisa Branch combines interactive, skills-based practice with a warm, accepting presence to help clients build better coping strategies and feel more capable in daily life.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience, she draws on practical tools such as structured feedback, between-session tasks, and skills training to support progress on concerns like stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship and family difficulties, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, and a range of intimacy and communication challenges.

Her background includes work across outpatient mental health, independent practice, community mental health agencies, and community medical centers, along with earlier roles in inpatient psychiatric care and mobile crisis teams.

This range of settings contributes to a pragmatic, solutions-oriented style that integrates cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to meet each person where they are. Alisa is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina and as an LPC in Virginia, and she emphasizes collaboration when deciding therapeutic priorities and methods.

She aims to provide steady guidance while helping clients develop practical strategies that carry into daily life and relationships.

Approach-Based Online Care with Practical Skills

Alisa often integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices into online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and attention-related difficulties by teaching concrete coping strategies. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and distress-toleration skills to help manage stress, improve emotional regulation, and support focus and resilience.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore each client's goals, preferences, and challenges to recommend methods that fit the person and the situation, and she will adjust strategies over time based on what is helpful in sessions and between them.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from wherever the client is located within the provider's service area.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Her practice focuses on a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, intimacy and communication difficulties, and related challenges.
What is the therapist's general therapeutic style?
She uses an interactive, accepting approach that combines practical skills training, feedback, and between-session tasks to help clients build coping strategies and make measurable progress.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She brings 14 years of experience working in outpatient mental health, independent practice, community medical centers, and earlier roles in inpatient psychiatric settings and mobile crisis services.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina and as an LPC in Virginia, and she practices from North Carolina.
Does she work with clients who speak other languages or from other countries?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for remote work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with this provider?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

North Carolina, Virginia

Languages

English

What Alisa can help with

Alisa Branch works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Alisa works with children and people with work related issues.

How Alisa approaches therapy

Alisa's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Alisa is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina.