Charesa Alphin

Charesa Alphin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with ten years of counseling experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and grief. Charesa also supports those navigating parenting challenges, ADHD, autism-related concerns, relationship struggles, and work or career stress.

Her style is warm and person-centered. She works to create a calm space where people can tell their story without judgment. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps that fit each person's life.

Charesa uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR when trauma is present. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy are used to clarify values and reshape unhelpful stories people tell themselves.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns including sexual assault and abuse, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief, and caregiver stress. Her background includes experience with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, disruptive mood dysregulation, and issues around intimacy and sexuality.

Charesa emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients identify small, manageable changes and tracks progress together. Her goal is to help people build coping skills and feel more in control of daily life.

To begin, readers should follow the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule. Charesa practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy. It focuses on understanding a person's experience and building trust so they can talk about hard things and find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical strategies for managing anxiety, anger, and mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used when past trauma affects daily life; it aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Charesa will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts the plan as progress is made or needs change.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm which session types are offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people avoid travel time. It also offers options for those who prefer not to be on camera or who need ways to manage sessions around work or family schedules.