Therapist profile
Alisha Barnes, LPC
Pennsylvania
LPC - trauma informed and codependency focus
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC012090
- NPI
- 1386302594
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Codependency concerns
- Trauma informed care
- ACT and CBT methods
About Alisha
Alisha Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with eight years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also addresses codependency and related issues such as abandonment and attachment difficulties.
She favors a person-centered, trauma-informed way of working. That means she pays attention to how past experiences shape current relationships and daily coping. Sessions focus on identifying practical goals and noticing patterns that get in the way of feeling steady and connected.
Alisha uses clear, evidence-based methods to help people make small, lasting changes. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. In sessions she teaches skills, practices ways of responding differently, and supports clients in testing new behaviors outside session.
She emphasizes collaboration on treatment goals and keeps plans flexible as needs shift. The work often includes exploring family of origin themes, communication and control issues, and the emotional fallout of loss or addiction. Alisha also addresses dissociation, domestic violence histories, substance use, and co-occurring conditions.
Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Pennsylvania. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session through the site.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. It focuses on small, consistent steps toward a life someone cares about and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and codependency patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and helps people develop clearer expectations and safer emotional responses in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the persons experience and uses reflective listening and collaboration to build trust and identify goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm what is offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour isn't possible, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals often use online sessions to practice skills, process difficult moments, and plan real-world experiments between meetings, while adjusting pace and homework to what the client can manage.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. She works with patterns like people-pleasing and difficulty saying no, using practical strategies to strengthen boundaries and clearer communication.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and trauma-informed. Sessions combine listening with skill teaching from ACT, CBT and DBT approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional practice as an LPC in Pennsylvania and experience supporting people with addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety.
What credential does she hold and where does she work?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.