About Alisa
Alisa Plackett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate depression, grief, and life changes. Her work focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life.
Alisa listens for each person's story and looks for workable changes. She helps people learn ways to handle social anxiety, reduce isolation, and improve self-love. Communication problems and feelings of guilt or shame are regular topics in her sessions.
Background and approach
Her sessions emphasize building skills that transfer outside the therapy room. That can mean practicing clearer communication, finding routines that reduce worry, or learning ways to cope with loss. She encourages small, steady steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
Alisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside a compassionate style. She aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where people feel heard and involved in planning their care. Goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made.
Clients leave with concrete tools for handling stress, stronger coping strategies for anxiety, and clearer ways to reconnect in relationships. Her practical focus supports people through transitions and helps them rebuild a sense of confidence and direction.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Alisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life change. One common approach emphasizes teaching coping and relaxation skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress; this helps people handle overwhelming thoughts and physical tension. Another approach centers on improving communication and relationship skills, which can reduce conflict and help people express needs more clearly. These methods are practical and oriented toward everyday results.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about current struggles, goals, and how a person prefers to work. Then she and the client try methods that fit those needs and adjust as progress is made. Collaboration guides which techniques are used and how they are blended.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, ongoing support, and flexibility for people who need shorter touchpoints during the day. Together these options make it easier to maintain regular work on anxiety, grief, or life transitions while balancing other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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