Alesia Dunlap, LPC
Practical, goal-focused counseling for relationship and addiction concerns
Details
| Name | Alesia Dunlap |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Alesia
Alesia Dunlap is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what each person wants to change. Her practical focus is on what can be done now to feel better and move forward.
Alesia brings 20 years of counseling experience. She worked in general practice addressing mood, communication, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
She also spent time supporting adults with sexual and pornography addiction and people whose relationships were affected by sexual abuse. Her background includes work with teenage boys in a residential drug and alcohol program. She began her career in industrial engineering and later earned a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling from Lancaster Bible College.
That shift gives her both analytical and interpersonal ways of approaching problems. She uses that blend to help clients set clear goals and try small practical steps toward them. In sessions she leans on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and EMDR when appropriate.
She focuses on turning life lessons into useful habits and thoughts. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Alesia works with people who want to improve communication, manage addiction or substance concerns, rebuild after infidelity or separation, and address family-of-origin and codependency issues.
She helps clients sort values, set boundaries, and find clearer purpose in everyday life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Alesia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Alesia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Alesia among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Alesia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Alesia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Alesia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Alesia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Alesia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Therapy with Alesia often draws on Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories so they support healthier choices and connections. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client's goals lead the work and the therapist follows the client's pace. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alesia will listen to goals and concerns, explain how different methods work, and try approaches together to see what fits best. She adapts techniques based on progress and what feels most useful for each person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work for brief updates, reflections between sessions, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Alesia focuses on relationship difficulties, addictions, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related intimacy issues. She also addresses codependency, communication problems, infidelity, and life purpose questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She helps people set goals, try small changes, and use thinking and behavior shifts to get different results.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of counseling experience and earlier worked in industrial engineering before training in counseling. Her clinical work has included general practice and addiction-focused settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania. Her practice is based in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person's schedule and communication style.
How does the subscription pricing and getting started work?
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