Alisa Branch , LCMHC, LPC

Alisa Branch is a licensed counselor who brings warmth, interaction, and acceptance to her therapeutic work. She emphasizes practical support and collaborative guidance, offering feedback, focused between-session tasks, and tools designed to strengthen coping skills and build confidence. Her approach aims to help people feel better about themselves through tailored interventions and steady encouragement.

Alisa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Science in Community Agency Counseling from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She is credentialed as an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - and an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and holds licenses to practice in multiple jurisdictions. Over the course of her career she has accumulated 14 years of experience in outpatient mental health settings, including community mental health agencies, private practice, and community medical centers. Prior to her outpatient work she gained eight years of experience in inpatient psychiatric care and mobile crisis services.

She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods to meet each person where they are, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma-Informed Care, and Solution-Focused techniques. Alisa has worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families confronting relationship challenges, grief, work stress, past trauma, self-esteem difficulties, behavioral concerns, decision-making struggles, and communication problems. She also has experience with diagnoses such as major depression, generalized anxiety, bipolar disorder, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and borderline personality patterns.

Recognizing that seeking therapy can feel intimidating, Alisa takes pride in serving as a steady source of guidance and support as people move toward improved well-being and clearer direction in their lives.