About Alis
Alis Africano is a Maryland-based clinician who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and ADHD. She draws on 15 years of experience to support people through relationship strain, family problems, grief, and trauma. She speaks English and Spanish and works with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
She takes a collaborative, person-centered approach. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and build on existing strengths. Alis aims to make the work practical so people can use new skills between sessions.
Background and approach
Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral ideas to spot and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses acceptance and commitment strategies to help clients clarify values and take small, meaningful steps. Dialectical behavior techniques are brought in when emotion regulation or impulsivity are central concerns.
Alis has supported people facing parenting stress, anger, self-esteem difficulties, and mood disorders including bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns. She also addresses issues related to multicultural identity, immigration, and family of origin patterns. People who reach out are guided through concrete coping strategies and clearer communication patterns.
Alis emphasizes steady progress and practical problem solving. She encourages clients to set achievable goals and to notice even small changes. To begin, she asks people to describe their immediate needs and goals so sessions can be tailored.
Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people regain a sense of control and purpose in everyday life.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and to take small, value-driven steps even when uncomfortable feelings appear. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress and improve mood. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and many everyday worries.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments are made over time so the plan matches what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use facial cues and fuller conversation. Phone calls can work when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, practicing skills between meetings, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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