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Online therapist

Isatu Sidibe

Caring LCSW offering practical support

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Alaska
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Isatu

Isatu Sidibe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Alaska. She brings nine years of clinical experience and practical know-how to sessions. She encourages people to take small first steps and meets them with plain talk and steady support.

Her style is respectful and straightforward. She treats people as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on real problems and usable tools rather than jargon or long lectures.

Background and approach

Isatu has worked in community mental health, hospitals, schools, and correctional settings. That range gave her experience with depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, addictions, grief, and major life changes. She also has experience helping with relationship and intimacy concerns and parenting topics.

She uses a mix of practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-oriented approaches. Therapy often includes skill practice, values clarification, and finding new ways to handle strong emotions. The plan is shaped around each person’s needs and pace.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on therapist availability.

Isatu aims to create clear, useful sessions for people facing stressors. She focuses on what can change now and how to take workable next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and for making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with mood, stress, and anger by teaching specific skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That process is collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress and new concerns emerge.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. These options let people fit sessions into busy days, get support from home, or check in between appointments. The range of formats supports different communication styles and schedules while keeping the focus on meaningful, usable tools and steady progress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Isatu works with a wide range of concerns including family matters, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful and practical, focusing on strengths and real-world skills. Sessions usually combine talk with concrete exercises and coping techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in settings such as community mental health, hospitals, schools, and correctional facilities.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with license AK LCSW 182520 and practices in Alaska.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
9 years
Licensed
Alaska
Languages
English

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