I am a professional counselor licensed in Pennsylvania. My counseling experience has been in a general practice with relationship, mood, parenting, and communication struggles and also in a practice dedicated to working with adults dealing with sexual addiction, pornography addiction, and relationship issues with roots in sexual abuse. I have also counseled teenage boys in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.
I did not start out with a career in counseling. I have a degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. I married another engineer, worked a little while, raised children, and when they were in the process of leaving the home, I decided to pursue counseling. I acquired my MA in Marriage and Family Counseling from Lancaster Bible College and have been counseling for over 10 years.
I believe that our past is not as important as the thoughts and decisions we make today. My approach embraces solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and client centered therapy. I believe that everyone's life history has taught them valuable lessons. It is my honor and privilege to help my clients develop these lessons into functional, effective, and beneficial thoughts and behaviors.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Depression, Coping with life changes, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Dysfunction, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LPC PC012804
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I have found my sessions very helpful and am looking forward to continuing after a brief pause.
Written on Feb 07, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She has helped me so much over the past year. I'm really thankful for her
Written on Feb 05, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
She’s great I’ve been in and out of therapy for years and she’s the best I’ve had
Written on Jan 29, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions
We love Alesia and she gives us such an honest experience and very great advice. She listens and responds , we feel very comfortable opening up to her. So happy we decided to do this! Feeling hopeful!
Written on Feb 09, 2023 after therapy with Alesia for 2 weeks
Alisia was really kind and patient listening to me. She offered suggestions and really helped sort out a lot of issues in my current situation. Thank you, Alisia!
Written on Nov 08, 2022 after therapy with Alesia for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties
Her knowledge and experience speaks volumes.
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Written on Oct 29, 2022 after therapy with Alesia for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem