Therapist profile
Alison Siepker, LCSW
North Carolina
LCSW - Stress and Anger support
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, North Carolina / C006689
- NPI1831420546
- Experience15 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNorth Carolina
About
- ACT and CBT
- Motivational interviewing
- First responder issues
About Alison
Alison Siepker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 15 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, compassion fatigue, and anger. Alison also helps with career questions, grief, sleep problems, and life changes.
She draws on practical therapies to help people notice what matters and take manageable steps. Sessions focus on what is happening now - thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Conversations aim to identify small shifts that reduce reactivity and improve decision making under stress.
Alison uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to build clearer thinking and steadier responses. She also includes person-centered listening and motivational techniques to support change. The emphasis is on skills people can try between sessions and adjust over time.
Her background includes work with first responder and military-connected issues and with people facing compassion fatigue. That experience informs how she addresses persistent anger, burnout, and stress reactions tied to demanding roles. She helps people sort priorities, boundary questions, and triggers that keep anger cycling.
Practical problem solving and short-term skill building are part of the plan when useful. Clients are invited to set goals and review progress each month. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Alison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as part of her approach. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values instead of getting led by emotion. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce reactivity and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison treats the choice of method as collaborative and will help decide what fits best based on your goals and how you respond to early sessions. She may blend techniques so you can practice skills that reduce snapping, resentment, or avoidance.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats aren’t specified in the biography. Online work can be useful because it fits into busy schedules, allows shorter check-ins on a break, or reduces travel time. Many people find it easier to try skills between sessions when meeting remotely, which supports repeated practice and steady progress.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and burnout-related issues. Specific focus areas include compassion fatigue and first responder concerns that often link to irritability and reactivity.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses practical, talk-based sessions drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, and client-centered listening. The work aims to build skills and clearer choices rather than quick fixes.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
Alison has 15 years of professional experience supporting people with stress, trauma, addictions, grief, and related concerns. That background includes work with military-connected and first responder issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. The sign-up process will clarify how sessions are conducted.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.