Therapist profile
Alesha Morrison, LCSW
Illinois
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with AleshaWhere Alesha stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149028052
- NPI
- 1023825148
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Family conflict
- Attachment patterns
About Alesha
Alesha Morrison is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Her practice includes attention to codependency and related patterns like attachment and communication problems.
She favors a straightforward, collaborative approach. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone putting others first and on learning practical ways to set boundaries and protect energy. Conversations often include looking at attachment styles, how past losses affect choices, and everyday coping strategies for anxiety and stress.
Alesha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build skills and insight. She helps people practice new ways of asking for what they need and saying no without escalating conflict. Work may include short exercises between sessions to try new behaviors in real life.
Her style is direct and respectful. She pays attention to cultural background and personal values when helping someone map changes they want to make. Goals are set together and adjusted as progress and challenges appear.
Sessions are conducted in English and are arranged through an online matching and scheduling process. Before booking, readers should confirm the current session options. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Alesha draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change learned patterns and manage symptoms. One common approach focuses on identifying and shifting attachment patterns so someone can stop losing themselves in relationships; work involves looking at past experiences and practicing new ways of asking for needs. Another approach uses skills-based strategies to reduce anxiety and stress, teaching concrete breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to test new responses in daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each client to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level, and adjusts methods as progress is made. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels in real life, and changing direction if needed.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into an already busy life - for example, shorter check-ins at lunch or evening appointments after work. They also reduce travel time and let someone practice new skills in the settings where problems typically happen. Licensed professionals can use these advantages to help clients apply what they learn between sessions.
Areas of focus
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Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing?
Yes. She works with people who struggle to say no and who put others first at their own expense.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses a collaborative, person-centered approach and draws on evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills and ways to change behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.