Alisa Branch, LCMHC, LPC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Alisa

Alisa Branch is a licensed counselor who aims to make therapy approachable and practical. She uses interactive, warm, and accepting sessions to help parents and families manage stress, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. She offers concrete feedback, tools to use between sessions, and specific tasks so progress continues outside the meeting.

Her style is focused on problem solving and skill-building to help people feel better about themselves. Alisa holds a Master of Science in Community Agency Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

Background and approach

She is licensed as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina - NC LCMHC 8110 - and as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia - VA LPC 0701008513. Over 14 years she has worked in outpatient mental health, independent practice, community mental health agencies, and community medical centers.

Her clinical background also includes eight years in inpatient psychiatric care and mobile crisis work. That experience informs her steady approach when families face crises or sudden changes. She combines several methods to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single technique.

In sessions she commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused work. These approaches help with mood, anxiety, trauma, and communication problems in family and parenting situations. Alisa aims to help caregivers build coping skills, improve communication, and reduce daily stress.

Therapy is collaborative and practical with her. She will offer steps to try between meetings and adjust the plan as goals change. Parents looking for direct guidance and tools may find this approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online family work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps parents and family members reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that make conflicts worse. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication. It can be helpful when relationships cycle through intense emotions or when someone struggles with impulsive coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options and tailor techniques based on each family’s goals, comfort, and day-to-day needs. That collaboration helps pick methods that fit school schedules, parenting demands, and relationship priorities.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging. This flexibility makes it easier to bring therapy into busy family routines, to follow up between sessions, and to practice skills in real time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to the online formats so families can move forward from wherever they are.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction issues, grief, and many other life challenges listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is interactive and warm. Sessions focus on practical tools, feedback, and tasks to practice between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has 14 years of clinical experience, including outpatient counseling, independent practice, community mental health, and earlier work in inpatient psychiatric and mobile crisis settings.

What licenses and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina - NC LCMHC 8110 - and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia - VA LPC 0701008513. She practices from North Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: North Carolina, Virginia
Languages: English

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