Alesia Dunlap, LPC

Alesia Dunlap is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. She writes simply and listens closely to understand what is most urgent for each person. Her approach focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier. Alesia brings 20 years of clinical experience in general practice settings and specialized work with adults affected by sexual and pornography addiction. She has also provided counseling in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation setting for teenage boys. Her background includes an MA in Marriage and Family Counseling and an earlier degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused ideas, and narrative therapy tools. That means conversations aim to identify unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and build on what already works. EMDR is also among the approaches she draws on when trauma and abuse have played a role in someone’s life. Her style favors clear goals and steps that people can practice between meetings. She helps clients break big problems into smaller tasks and track real progress. Alesia emphasizes the choices people make now and how those choices shape daily life. Based in Pennsylvania, she works with adults who want help with coping, communication, intimacy concerns, or recovering from addiction and trauma. Sessions are offered in English by therapists licensed in the state, and practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Alesia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT focuses on identifying thinking patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic habits. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and shaping goals that feel meaningful to the person.

She also draws on EMDR when trauma or abuse is part of someone's history; this approach uses focused recall and structured processing to reduce the hold of painful memories. The therapist and client work together to choose an approach that fits the person's needs, goals, and comfort level rather than assuming one method will suit everyone.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is valuable for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short chats or messaging help with quick check-ins, and text work supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, family, and daily routines while collaborating with a licensed professional to adjust the approach as progress is made.