Alisa Neary, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 9 years in practice

Alisa Neary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people move past trauma, anxiety, and painful relationship patterns.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149017190 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1538827167 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Alisa

Alisa Neary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people move past trauma, anxiety, and painful relationship patterns. She emphasizes practical steps that build safety, self-respect, and steadier mood. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, aimed at letting clients set the pace for change.

She uses straightforward methods to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. Sessions often include examining unhelpful thinking, practicing present-moment skills, and telling the stories that shape a person's sense of self.

Background and approach

The work centers on strengthening self-esteem and lowering self-blame. Alisa pays particular attention to issues related to interpersonal violence, sexual assault, and domestic violence. She also supports people coping with divorce and separation, grief, and the stress that comes from parenting and career pressures.

LGBT concerns and women's issues are included among her focused areas. Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Motivational interviewing and narrative therapy are used when they fit a person's goals and readiness to change.

This mix helps tailor sessions to what each person needs right now. Clients can expect clear conversation about goals and concrete tools to practice between visits. Alisa aims to help people notice progress and build skills they can use in everyday life.

She works with adults in Illinois and conducts sessions in English.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Alisa names

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Online support

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead to build trust and clarify goals. It helps people who need a calm, accepting space to sort through painful experiences and decide what matters to them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In online sessions this means identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new responses, and using homework tools to change everyday reactions to stress and anxiety.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of the present moment. These short practices are easy to try during video or phone sessions and can be used between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then adjust methods as needed. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the person's life and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to use therapy consistently and to practice new skills in real time.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Alisa specialize in?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, parenting strain, career stress, depression, and compassion fatigue, plus related areas such as divorce, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

How would therapy sessions feel and what is the style?

Sessions are client-centered and conversational, with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work when helpful.

What is her professional background?

She has nine years of clinical experience helping adults recover from interpersonal violence and manage trauma-related symptoms.

Where is Alisa licensed and practicing?

Alisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an Illinois LCSW credential and practices with clients located in Illinois.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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