About Alisa
Alisa Sawyer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who focuses on practical support for anxiety and related concerns. She brings seven years of counseling experience and a calm, present approach to sessions. Alisa listens closely and helps people find workable steps forward.
She earned her master’s degree from the University at Albany and has worked across several mental health settings in New York. That variety gave her experience with depression, stress, addiction, self-esteem struggles, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career questions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue. Her style blends evidence-based techniques with a client-centered focus. Alisa draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, transpersonal ideas, and positive psychology to match tools to each person’s needs.
Sessions are collaborative so plans are tailored rather than one size fits all. In practical terms she works to help clients notice what matters, build small coping skills, and practice choices that align with their values. Her priority is being present and responsive during sessions so people feel heard and understood.
Alisa often frames progress as steady, everyday steps rather than quick fixes. She aims to help people find ways to manage anxiety, navigate changes, and reconnect with what brings meaning and energy back into life.
Approaches for anxiety and life transitions online
Alisa uses several evidence-based techniques that translate well to online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed steps toward valued goals; it is helpful for anxiety, avoidance, and life changes. Positive psychology emphasizes strengths, small habits, and activities that increase wellbeing, which can help rebuild energy and hope during depression or burnout. Transpersonal ideas invite reflection on meaning and personal values when people want a broader sense of purpose beyond symptom relief.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. She will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for short check-ins or when typing feels easier, and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or other commitments while still using the same therapeutic tools you would in person.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- 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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