About Alice
Dr. Alice Noell is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma. She practices in North Carolina and brings a steady, practical presence to sessions.
Her work focuses on real-world problems that interrupt daily life. Patients describe coming to her when relationships feel strained or when grief and life changes become overwhelming. She also helps with intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and coping after loss or disruption.
How Alice works
Her approach treats these as solvable problems rather than labels. Dr. Noell uses a blend of familiar therapies to match each person's needs.
She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and act on it. She uses cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior strategies for strong emotions. Attachment-based work shapes how she looks at relationships and patterns learned early in life.
Client-centered techniques keep sessions focused on what the person wants to talk about and what feels most helpful. This mix allows for straightforward, tailored plans rather than a one-size-fits-all script. Sessions aim to build practical skills for daily life.
Dr. Noell helps people practice communication, set healthier boundaries, and handle stress more effectively. The emphasis is on small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Her background includes decades of clinical work in North Carolina and an LCSW credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She works with a wide range of concerns and prefers a collaborative, respectful pace that fits each person’s goals.
Alice lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Alice works with
The areas below are the ones Alice selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How specific approaches fit into online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that reflect what matters most. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical techniques to change thinking patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by offering step-by-step tools to test and adjust unhelpful thoughts.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment-focused work, or another mix is the best fit and adjust that plan as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and practicing new skills together. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill prompts, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it possible to fit therapy into a workday, travel schedule, or a home routine without needing to travel.
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