About Alisia
Alisia Quigley-Holmbeck is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois. She brings 16 years of professional experience and a background that includes psychiatric crisis work and several animal-assisted therapies. She aims to make first steps toward change feel more manageable and less threatening.
She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage symptoms and build daily routines that feel more doable.
Background and approach
She uses a strengths-based approach that highlights what a person already does well. Her history with equine assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding gives her extra tools for working with clients who respond well to experiential activities. She also has experience using animal-assisted approaches during healing from traumatic events and intense stress.
Humor, used at the right moments, is part of how she eases tension in sessions. In the therapy space she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can speak freely about their thoughts and feelings. She works collaboratively to set goals and pick strategies that fit each person's pace.
The focus is on small, steady steps toward more satisfying daily life. Alisia frames progress as a team effort. She supports clients as they try different approaches and notices what helps most.
Her practice centers on clear communication, practical coping skills, and building on existing strengths.
Approaches and how online sessions can help
Alisia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques along with experiential methods. One approach often used is skills-based work that teaches practical strategies to manage anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and activity pacing. These tools aim to reduce daily symptoms and improve routine functioning.She also brings experiential animal-assisted approaches into therapy for clients who find hands-on activities helpful. Equine assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding provide opportunities to practice emotional regulation, communication, and trust in a different setting, which some clients find especially grounding after trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and comfort level. Together they try techniques, notice what helps, and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and work more closely with the therapist. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing written reflection between sessions. These formats provide flexibility so clients can receive consistent care around their schedules.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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