About Alisa
Dr. Alisa Bash is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and depression. She writes in a direct, encouraging way and focuses on steady steps people can use right away.
Her style is calm and practical, aimed at helping someone feel more capable in daily life. With 18 years of clinical experience in California, Dr. Bash blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple ways to settle the body and attention. She also incorporates Psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns that repeat in relationships and daily choices.
In sessions she works collaboratively, helping people set small, achievable goals and track progress. Conversations focus on concrete tools and habits that reduce anxiety, ease cravings, or improve communication. She also pays attention to how past experiences can shape current reactions and relationships.
People can expect direct feedback, practical skill-building, and space to reflect on deeper concerns. Dr. Bash aims to balance short-term problem solving with understanding patterns that keep problems returning.
That combination is helpful for someone wanting relief now and a clearer path forward. Her practice supports adults navigating stress, mood challenges, addictive behaviors, and relationship difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and provided online through a range of formats to fit different needs.
Approaches and how they work online
Dr. Bash commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy when working with people online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change feelings and outcomes; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can help with stress, cravings, and persistent worry.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. You and the therapist will decide collaboratively whether to emphasize skill training, mindfulness practice, or exploring deeper patterns over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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