Alisha Cooper, LCMHC
North Carolina · 12 years in practice
Alisha Cooper is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who works with adults in North Carolina and with international clients online.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 7395 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1801027719 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Alisha
Alisha Cooper is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who works with adults in North Carolina and with international clients online. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship problems, and coping with life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate so people can feel understood and take practical steps forward.
Alisha often begins by listening to what matters most to each person. She notices patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try small changes that can make daily life feel easier.
Background and approach
Conversations may touch on family history, attachment concerns, or difficult losses when those topics matter to the client. Her background includes 12 years of counseling experience and she holds the LCMHC credential. Alisha shares that her own faith shapes her core values, but she will not push religious discussion unless the client wants it.
Many sessions focus on building coping skills, managing overwhelming thoughts, and improving how people relate to others. Clients can expect an honest, steady tone in sessions. Alisha encourages flexibility and practice - change often comes slowly and in steps.
She also talks about the normal ups and downs of therapy, including moments when progress feels delayed or when old thoughts briefly return. She aims to help people learn to rely on new ways of thinking and behaving so they can move forward. When a person is doing well, she supports stepping away from counseling and returning later if needed.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alisha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Online support
Evidence-informed methods and online care
Alisha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors and on improving attachment and relational patterns. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try more balanced ways of thinking; this often eases anxiety and low mood by creating small, practical changes in daily routines. Another approach centers on attachment and family-of-origin themes, helping people understand how early relationships shape current reactions and teaching skills to form healthier emotional connections.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as work progresses so the therapy fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and related issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, caregiver stress, codependency, and guilt or shame.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, focusing on listening, identifying unhelpful patterns, and practicing small changes that improve daily functioning.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of counseling experience working with adults in various settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCMHC credential and is based in North Carolina.
Can I meet with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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