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Alesia Dunlap, LPC

Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation
Video Phone Messaging

About me

I am a professional counselor licensed in Pennsylvania. My counseling experience has been in a general practice with relationship, mood, parenting, and communication struggles and also in a practice dedicated to working with adults dealing with sexual addiction, pornography addiction, and relationship issues with roots in sexual abuse. I have also counseled teenage boys in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.

I did not start out with a career in counseling. I have a degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. I married another engineer, worked a little while, raised children, and when they were in the process of leaving the home, I decided to pursue counseling. I acquired my MA in Marriage and Family Counseling from Lancaster Bible College and have been counseling for over 10 years.

I believe that our past is not as important as the thoughts and decisions we make today. My approach embraces solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and client centered therapy. I believe that everyone's life history has taught them valuable lessons. It is my honor and privilege to help my clients develop these lessons into functional, effective, and beneficial thoughts and behaviors.

Professional experience

15yrs in practice
Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation

Additional areas of focus: 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

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

License information

PA LPC PC012804

Reviews

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Really great

Written on Jun 11, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

Alesia is the perfect for me! She’s so sweet, funny, thoughtful, asks me questions that really make me think and reflect about myself, gives me practical steps/goals, and feels like she really cares and listens. As a believer in Christ she also is helping heal my relationship with the Lord and putting him back in the center of my life, but she would be great for anyone. 10/10!

Written on May 10, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I have found my sessions very helpful and am looking forward to continuing after a brief pause.

Written on Feb 07, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes

She’s great I’ve been in and out of therapy for years and she’s the best I’ve had

Written on Jan 29, 2024 after therapy with Alesia for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions

We love Alesia and she gives us such an honest experience and very great advice. She listens and responds , we feel very comfortable opening up to her. So happy we decided to do this! Feeling hopeful!

Written on Feb 09, 2023 after therapy with Alesia for 2 weeks

Alisia was really kind and patient listening to me. She offered suggestions and really helped sort out a lot of issues in my current situation. Thank you, Alisia!

Written on Nov 08, 2022 after therapy with Alesia for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties