- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin issues
- Animal-assisted methods
About Alisia
Alisia Quigley-Holmbeck is an LCSW licensed in Illinois with 16 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and issues connected to family of origin.
Her background includes psychiatric crisis work and several animal-assisted approaches such as therapeutic riding and equine-assisted psychotherapy. She draws on those experiences when helpful and uses a strengths-based stance. That means she looks for existing resources a person can build on to handle emotional, behavioral, and family-related challenges.
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. She aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and memories. She also uses appropriately timed humor to reduce intensity when it helps the moment.
Alisia helps people address specific concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care related issues, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and control issues. She also works with people affected by domestic violence, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder-related challenges, and feelings of emptiness.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Together with each client she identifies goals and small steps toward improved coping. The focus is on manageable change rather than quick fixes, with attention to patterns that began in early family relationships.
People who want straightforward discussion about how family dynamics still shape current life often find this approach useful. She works in English and practices in Illinois.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Alisia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in practice and tailors how she applies them to each person. One common approach is strengths-based work, which identifies a person's existing skills and builds practical steps to handle stress, anxiety, and life changes. This helps people focus on small, achievable changes rather than overwhelm.She also draws on experiential and animal-assisted methods such as equine-assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding when they fit a client's goals; these approaches can support emotional regulation, increase motivation, and offer different ways to process difficult feelings beyond talk alone.
Choosing a method is a collaborative process. She will work with clients to decide which approaches match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process usually includes trying a method and checking in to see how it is working, then adjusting as needed.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit appointments into workdays, reduce travel time, and make regular check-ins easier to keep. Discussing preferences early helps shape a plan that fits into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues such as self-esteem and coping with life changes. Family of origin issues and attachment concerns are also listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and strengths-based. She looks for practical steps, uses appropriately timed humor, and focuses on reducing emotional intensity when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has sixteen years of professional experience, including psychiatric crisis work and animal-assisted therapies.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what about session formats?
Session formats are not specified here; confirm current session options before booking. The sign-up process includes a matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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