Aleta Gibbs is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
01About Aleta
Aleta Gibbs is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can start feeling more in control of daily life. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build coping skills and reduce symptoms.
Sessions focus on clear goals and step-by-step strategies for handling hard moments. The work balances listening with concrete tools people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Gibbs frames therapy as a collaboration. She pays close attention to each person’s history and strengths. That helps tailor the pace and focus so progress feels relevant and doable.
Her practice addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and codependency. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care experiences, aging-related concerns, and aspects of sexual culture like BDSM and kink when they bring these into therapy.
Gibbs brings four years of clinical experience to her practice in Virginia as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. She works in English and offers multiple online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701011490 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1861059628 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Aleta lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based approaches work online
Aleta uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical change. One common approach involves building coping skills and emotional regulation strategies that help with stress and anxiety; these are taught in short, repeatable steps and practiced between sessions. Another approach centers on addressing trauma and addiction by helping people recognize patterns and develop new responses to triggers, with an emphasis on safety and pacing.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, strengths, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they adjust methods and pace so the work fits the person’s needs and daily life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, quick coping prompts, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options let people continue therapy despite busy schedules or travel.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with related issues like attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. She combines active listening with practical tools so people can try strategies between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with people in therapeutic settings, concentrating on stress, trauma, and addictive behaviors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She practices in Virginia and is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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