- animal assisted therapies
- strengths based approach
- practical coping skills
About Alisia
Alisia Quigley-Holmbeck is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Alisia aims to make talking about hard things straightforward and practical.
Her background includes psychiatric crisis work and therapies that involve animals, including equine-assisted activities and therapeutic riding. That practical experience informs how she responds when emotions feel overwhelming. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps to manage symptoms and regain a sense of control.
Alisia uses a strengths-based mindset to help people recognize and use their existing resources. She also values well-timed humor to lower tension and make difficult topics easier to approach. She helps people set small, achievable goals and practice new skills between meetings.
In conversation she pays attention to the social, emotional, behavioral, family, biological, and mental health factors that affect day-to-day life. Her approach is direct and down-to-earth rather than full of jargon. She encourages clients to try practical strategies and notice what works.
For someone worried about social situations or feeling watched or judged, she offers a calm, steady presence and concrete ways to cope. Prospective clients can expect clear, manageable steps and a focus on building skills that fit into everyday life.
Approaches and how online sessions can work
Alisia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and hands-on experience with animal-assisted work. One approach focuses on building practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching step-by-step techniques people can use between sessions to reduce distress. Another approach emphasizes strengths-based work that helps people identify existing abilities and apply them to problems like low self-esteem or life changes.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans based on what proves helpful. The client and therapist decide together which strategies to focus on and how to pace progress.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone join from a quieter place without arranging transportation. Licensed professionals use these options to help people continue consistent work toward their goals while balancing everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related focus areas such as attachment issues and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and strengths-based, emphasizing practical steps, skill practice, and the occasional well-timed use of humor to lower intensity.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience, including psychiatric crisis work and therapies involving animals and equine-assisted activities.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and works with people based in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.