Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

Alisa brings a compassionate sense of mindfulness, combined with a background in multi-cultural studies and international travel to the therapeutic relationship, and embraces diversity of religion, orientation, ethnicity, race, and creed into her practice. With much experience working with clients in the creative arts and the entertainment industry, Alisa understands and empathizes with the heavy demands and stresses of life in Los Angeles. Alisa's unique style, creative approach, and passion for healing provide the nurturing environment necessary to create positive change in your life, and to support you through life's struggles. See her website www.alisarubybash.com for more info.
Alisa has helped countless individuals to grow and change in her private practice and within a wide spectrum of mental health agencies, substance abuse programs, and schools, such as Beit T'Shuvah, California Graduate Institute Counseling Center, Malibu High School, and the Early Childhood Parenting Center, formerly part of Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Alisa is featured regularly in the media for her expertise in Singles issues, and has a monthly column in Los Angeles Family Magazine. She has contributed to the books, "The AARP Crash Course in Career Changes", and "The Portable Marriage Counselor", and was interviewed on the radio station 100.3 FM regarding dating issues. Alisa is a member of CAMFT, and certified through AASECT, (the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists.)

 

More Info About My Practice

Fees for one 50 minute session is $150.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Mediation
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
• Residential Treatment or Hospitilization

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Teens, Anxiety, Addictions, Eating Disorders, Success and Career Counseling, Relationship issues, singles issues, spirituality

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
• Humanistic Psychology
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Object Relations
• Positive Psychology
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic
• Self Psychology
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Identity Issues
• Attachment
• Reproduction
• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Trauma
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Addictions & Compulsions
• Life Changes
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Family Problems
• Social Skills & Problems
• Health & Body
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Emotion Management
• Depression & Mood
• Relationships & Marriage
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Self-Harm & Suicide