Alisa Dunker , LPC

Alisa Dunker is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, ADHD, and stress. She focuses on practical strategies people can use right away. Her tone is warm and collaborative, and she aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for each person who reaches out.

Alisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, drawing on methods such as cognitive-behavioral approaches and mindfulness practices. She adapts tools to fit each person's situation, whether someone needs short-term problem solving or longer-term support. Sessions emphasize skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her background includes work across behavioral health settings over two decades. That experience informs how she responds to trauma, substance use, and life changes. She also has a history of supporting adoptive families and parents of children with disabilities, and she brings that perspective into her clinical work.

People come to her for help with relationship communication, caregiver stress, body image concerns, grief, and issues related to control or impulsivity. She frames therapy as a partnership and works to make goals concrete and achievable. Progress is measured in small, practical steps.

Alisa practices in Arizona as an LPC, and she offers sessions in English. Her approach is straightforward and focused on helping people build resilience and move forward from difficult experiences.

Evidence-based approaches for online care

Alisa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then teaching practical strategies to change them. These methods are often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also incorporates mindfulness-based techniques that teach attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Mindfulness can be helpful for trauma-related symptoms, impulsivity, and daily stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clear. Clients help shape which techniques are emphasized in sessions.

Online therapy with her is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a traditional session feel, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people with busy schedules or limited travel ability.