Alisa Branch

Alisa Branch is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and focuses on practical tools that clients can use between sessions. Her approach is hands-on and aimed at helping people feel better about themselves in everyday life.

Alisa teaches coping skills and gives clear feedback. She often assigns focused tasks to practice outside of sessions. That helps clients try new habits and notice change over time.

She earned 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 Agricultural and Technical State University. Her work history includes outpatient mental health, private practice, community mental health agencies, and a community medical center.

Before moving into outpatient care, she spent eight years in inpatient psychiatric settings and mobile crisis work. Those roles shaped her ability to respond calmly during high-stress situations and to prioritize safety and stability.

Alisa draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and solution-focused methods. She has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, addiction challenges, and coping with life changes.

She aims to collaborate with each person to set achievable goals and build skills for daily life. The focus is on clear steps, practical practice, and steady progress rather than on quick fixes.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Alisa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them. DBT emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and skills for handling strong feelings and intense situations.

She also integrates mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people notice the present moment and identify practical steps forward. Mindfulness can help reduce reactivity and improve focus, while solution-focused work narrows in on what is already working and builds on it.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed to fit the person's life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, support shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options when travel or childcare make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and mindfulness exercises to work during remote sessions and assign focused practice between meetings.