Aliza Castro , LCSW

Aliza Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 29 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with addiction, mood concerns, and life transitions. Aliza practices in Connecticut and speaks English.

Her work emphasizes a person-centered style. Sessions start by listening and identifying what matters most to each person. She helps clients set clear goals and build practical coping skills to manage stress, anxiety, and low mood.

Aliza draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find the drive to change. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with grounding and managing impulses.

Many people come to her for help with addiction and process-related concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and women's issues. She also supports those facing workplace stress, career shifts, grief, and challenges linked to adoption and attachment.

Her manner is direct but warm. She aims to be nonjudgmental and practical in each session. People who want clear steps, short-term planning, and compassionate listening often find this approach useful.

How Aliza’s Approaches Work Online

Aliza uses client-centered work to focus sessions on each person’s goals and priorities. This approach means the conversation starts with what the client wants to change and builds the plan from there. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and impulse problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Aliza collaborates with each person to test methods and adjust as needed, combining goal setting, motivational interviewing, and brief skills practice when it helps. She checks in regularly to make sure the plan fits the client’s needs and pace.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to access regular sessions while balancing daily life.