About Aliza
Aliza Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 29 years of experience in behavioral health. She helps people with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. She creates a calm space for people to talk about what they’re facing and to set clear, manageable goals.
Her work centers on person-centered care that values each person's story. Sessions are nonjudgmental and supportive. She focuses on practical skills that people can use between meetings to reduce stress and cope better.
Background and approach
Aliza draws on a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow a person's lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps when patterns of thinking contribute to anxiety, depression, or impulsive behavior.
She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into the room. Mindfulness supports awareness of thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build momentum.
Many people come for help with addictions, trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and anxiety. She also supports those dealing with grief, workplace stress, identity questions related to adoption, and caregiver fatigue. Aliza works with adults who want a direct, compassionate approach and practical tools.
She offers a steady, goal-focused partnership to help people move forward at a pace that feels right.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Aliza often uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in remote work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals, helping them feel heard and supported. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.She also brings mindfulness techniques into online sessions to help people notice thoughts and feelings without reacting. These approaches suit a range of issues, including anxiety, mood symptoms, impulsivity, and substance-related concerns. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; she will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, check-ins, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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