Alisa Sawyer
Practical, person-centered counseling in New York
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Alisa
Alisa Sawyer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York who uses an integrative, client-centered approach. She draws from several evidence-based techniques to tailor sessions to each person. Alisa presents herself as attentive and present, focusing on practical steps people can use between sessions.
She has seven years of counseling experience and holds a master’s degree from the University at Albany. Her background includes work in a range of mental health settings, which informs her flexible approach.
Background and approach
She is comfortable addressing depression, anxiety, and navigating life transitions. Alisa also supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles, grief, and issues related to intimacy and relationships. She works with concerns such as stress, addictions, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Her goal is to help clients identify realistic next steps that fit their lives. Her style borrows from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Transpersonal Therapy, and Positive Psychology, while staying grounded in client-centered practice. Sessions are collaborative - techniques are chosen together based on a person’s needs and goals.
Alisa emphasizes noticing strengths and small shifts that add up over time. She often uses everyday metaphors to explain change and growth. That practical tone guides sessions so people leave with clear ideas to try between meetings.
Alisa offers services in English from her New York practice.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Alisa commonly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them, learn to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck, and take action toward meaningful goals. Positive Psychology focuses on strengths and simple practices that increase well-being and build resilience over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods collaboratively until something fits. Together you will shape a plan that matches your needs, preferences, and daily life rather than applying a single technique to every situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible. These options let people connect from home, check in between sessions, or use shorter exchanges when that suits them. For many, remote sessions make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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