- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Strengths based work
About Alisia
Alisia Quigley-Holmbeck is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 16 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She also works with concerns such as attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, body image, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems.
Her background includes psychiatric crisis work and therapies that involve animals, such as equine-assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding. In sessions she uses a strengths-based approach and practical conversation to help people manage social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health struggles. She notices what is working and builds from those strengths.
Alisia aims to create a nonjudgmental setting where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. She sometimes uses appropriately timed humor to lower the intensity of difficult topics. Sessions focus on concrete steps and coping strategies rather than abstract promises.
She supports people who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health and those who want clearer direction about what matters next. The work typically involves discussing current problems, identifying helpful patterns, and practicing new responses to stressors.
Practicalities such as scheduling and cost are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the site.
Therapeutic methods and working online
Alisia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on building skills and strengthening coping. One approach emphasizes identifying and reinforcing existing strengths so clients can apply practical strategies to daily stress and relationship difficulties. Another common element is skill-based work aimed at reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression through repeated practice and behavioral changes.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively with each person to test techniques, notice what helps, and adjust methods based on goals and preferences. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using and which to change.
The therapist's biography does not specify session formats here, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins that fit a lunch break or appointments that avoid travel time. Video sessions support face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be a simpler way to connect when video is not practical. Licensed professionals can help choose the best format to match schedules and goals.
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, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, body image, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses a practical, strengths-based approach that looks for what is already working and builds on it. Conversations focus on concrete coping strategies and next steps rather than abstract theory.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of professional experience including psychiatric crisis work and animal-assisted therapies such as equine-assisted psychotherapy and therapeutic riding.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are in person, video, or phone.
How is cost handled?
Session cost varies with location and is arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.