Alisa Branch
Empathetic, practical therapy for life’s challenges
LCMHC, LPC North Carolina
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Alisa
Alisa Branch is a licensed counselor who centers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy within an interactive, warm, and accepting clinical style. She offers practical feedback and assigns between-session tasks to build coping skills and support measurable progress.
Background and approach
Across sessions she emphasizes tools that clients can use in daily life to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem. Branch brings 14 years of clinical experience in outpatient mental health and earlier work in inpatient psychiatric and mobile crisis settings.
She holds 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. She is credentialed as an LCMHC in North Carolina (NC LCMHC 8110) and as an LPC in Virginia (VA LPC 0701008513).
Her practice incorporates a range of evidence-informed approaches including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to address concerns such as trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting and family challenges, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.
She aims to be a steady, encouraging presence for clients navigating life changes and the emotional work needed to feel better about themselves.
CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness for Online Care
Alisa Branch commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy into online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve coping skills for everyday stressors. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-focused awareness and acceptance skills that support stress reduction and improved self-regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their goals and preferences. This means treatment plans are adjusted based on individual needs and the outcomes clients hope to achieve rather than relying on a single method.
Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options allow clients to engage in skill-building work, receive feedback, and practice between-session assignments from locations that fit their life and schedule, making consistent care more attainable.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English