Alisha Barnes, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

ACT
CBT
Attachment work

About Alisha

Alisha Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with eight years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem. Sessions also address trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She lists family of origin issues among her focus areas.

Alisha uses practical, person-centered methods to help people notice how early family roles and expectations still shape their lives. She invites clients to identify clear goals and then works with them to build small, manageable steps toward those goals. Conversations focus on real-life patterns rather than labels, and tools are offered to change behavior and reactions over time.

Her approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people accept difficult feelings and try new, goal-aligned actions. Attachment-based work is used to look at how early relationships influence current closeness and trust. Dialectical behavior strategies are included when people need skills for emotion regulation and crisis coping.

Alisha has experience with addiction, codependency, and domestic violence-related concerns along with adoption and foster care questions. She helps people address abandonment, dissociation, and communication problems, and she supports those working through forgiveness and family conflict.

Sessions are conducted in English and follow a client-centered style that emphasizes collaboration. Costs vary by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Alisha draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice and accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that match their values. ACT is useful when worry or avoidance keeps someone stuck and they want practical ways to move toward what matters.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and trust. This approach helps people see habitual roles learned in their family of origin and try new ways of relating that feel more intentional.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that fit the person’s needs. Adjustments are made along the way so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Confirm session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins between work tasks or sessions without travel time. If video is difficult, different formats may require less bandwidth or allow for phone-based check-ins; check the available options when you schedule.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issuesCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as sleep, anger, and self-esteem.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and collaborative, focusing on practical steps and goal setting rather than labels.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience working with addiction, trauma-related issues, mood concerns, and family patterns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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