Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Alisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alisa
Alisa Neary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people handle strong emotions and recover from difficult relationships. She offers steady support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression. Her approach aims to help individuals feel safer inside themselves and regain control over their lives.
Alisa uses a person-centered style that starts with listening. She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can talk through painful memories and current struggles.
Background and approach
Conversations often focus on recognizing unhealthy relationship patterns and reducing self-blame. She incorporates practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help manage upsetting thoughts and bodily reactions. Sessions can include exercises to shift thinking, skills to cope with sudden anger, and simple practices to calm the body.
Motivational interviewing ideas help people clarify their goals and take manageable steps forward. Alisa has nine years of clinical experience as an LCSW in Illinois. Her background includes extensive work around interpersonal violence, trauma, domestic violence, and related concerns such as post-traumatic stress and sexual assault.
That experience informs a steady, trauma-aware way of working with clients. People often come to her for help with parenting stress, relationship endings, career strain, or challenges tied to identity and self-esteem. She aims to help each person build safer boundaries, greater self-compassion, and clearer choices for the future.
What Alisa works with
Everything Alisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Alisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches and online care
Alisa commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage upsetting thoughts and strong emotions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can speak freely and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers concrete ways to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses, which is helpful for anxiety, anger, and low mood.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple skills for calming the body and staying present during overwhelming moments. Mindfulness practices can help reduce reactivity and make it easier to choose responses rather than react automatically. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; she will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods match their goals and comfort level.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for longer therapy conversations, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Questions people ask about Alisa
What concerns does Alisa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, and self-esteem struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and non-judgmental, with an emphasis on listening first and then offering practical strategies that fit each person's needs.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Alisa has nine years of experience as a clinician and a history of working with interpersonal violence, trauma, and related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.