About Isatu
Isatu Sidibe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Alaska with nine years of clinical experience. She aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful. Isatu values each person's strengths and sees clients as the experts in their own stories.
She offers straightforward care for concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma, and changes in life circumstances. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Isatu uses plain language and a steady presence to help people move forward. Her background includes work across community mental health, hospitals, schools, and correctional settings. That range has shaped a flexible approach that adapts to different life situations.
She draws on nine years of practice to guide conversations and planning. Isatu blends several therapy approaches to suit each person's needs. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She also applies acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values and manage difficult emotions. Client-centered and attachment-informed perspectives guide how she builds trust and explores relationships. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when stronger emotion regulation tools are needed.
Overall, the work is collaborative, practical, and paced to each person’s goals.
Approaches that fit online care
Isatu commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take steps that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.She also brings client-centered and attachment-informed ideas into sessions, which means the conversation often starts by listening and building trust. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences rather than pushing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues similar to in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, and the ability to fit therapy around busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice new skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Alaska
- Languages
- English
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