Alissa Bell, LPC

Alissa Bell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and addictions. She also supports those coping with trauma, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiver fatigue. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel more confident handling everyday pressures.

Alissa draws on therapies that focus on the person and their story. She uses client-centered work to build trust and understand each person's priorities. She also brings cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives. Motivational interviewing and narrative work help people clarify goals and rewrite painful experiences into more manageable stories.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people set realistic steps, practice new skills, and track progress between meetings. For problems like substance use or ambivalence about change, motivational interviewing supports movement toward healthier choices. For mood and anxiety symptoms, cognitive tools and DBT skills can offer concrete coping strategies.

Alissa’s background includes time as a high school English teacher before training as an LPC. That teaching experience shapes how she explains ideas and practices skills in simple, clear language. She values a relaxed, respectful tone and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and build resilience.

People looking to begin can use the platform’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in Georgia.

How Alissa Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Alissa commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person, helping them feel heard and guiding goals that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors, and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful reactions.

She also uses motivational interviewing when someone feels unsure about making a change. That approach involves gentle questions and reflection to help people find their own reasons to move forward. Together these methods help with addictions, stress, relationship problems, and mood concerns by pairing support with clear, doable steps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work with each client to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation and can evolve as progress is made.

Confirm the available online session formats before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use practices learned in sessions right away in daily routines, helping new skills take hold more quickly.