Alissa Bell, LPC

Alissa Bell, LPC, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She works with concerns like parenting strain, addiction, trauma and abuse, attention challenges, and self-esteem. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients build confidence coping with life’s ups and downs.

Alissa draws on 13 years of clinical experience and a background as a former high school English teacher. She focuses on listening first, then offering clear tools that fit everyday life. Sessions use conversational, goal-oriented work rather than long lectures or jargon.

Her clinical toolbox includes client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies alongside motivational interviewing and narrative approaches. That mix lets her tailor practical skills for managing mood, anger, and addiction, and for improving communication and commitment concerns.

People often come wanting help with family problems, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, or challenges after separation. Alissa supports those dealing with first responder stress, bipolar mood variability, and co-occurring substance issues by helping clients prioritize immediate coping steps then build longer-term routines.

She prefers to move at a pace the client can manage, using short skill practice, gentle reflection, and clear planning. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Her work aims to make therapy feel useful and doable for everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on treating the person with respect and attention, helping them feel heard while they work through stress and relationship concerns. It centers on the client’s goals and priorities rather than a fixed agenda.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood swings or addictive urges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It is often used for anger, emotional regulation, and relationship tensions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration may mean mixing approaches and adjusting over time as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since options are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, save commuting time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use tools and worksheets between meetings to practice skills learned in session.