About Isatu
Isatu Sidibe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Alaska. She brings nine years of experience supporting people through depression, anxiety, anger, addiction, grief, and big life changes. Isatu aims to make sessions plainspoken and respectful so people can talk about hard things without judgment.
She emphasizes the person's own knowledge of their life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on practical steps.
How Isatu works
Isatu uses straightforward techniques to help reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Her background includes work in community mental health, hospitals, schools, and correctional settings. That range of settings has informed how she adapts interventions to different needs and situations.
She has spent substantial time helping people manage relationship and intimacy-related issues as well as parenting challenges. Isatu draws on a mix of approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Those methods are used to address issues such as trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, substance use, and chronic stress.
Sessions are offered in English and provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Isatu works with people facing a wide range of concerns including anger, codependency, communication problems, grief, and feelings of emptiness. She aims to help people find clearer goals and manageable steps forward.
To begin, a client selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Isatu 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)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Isatu works with
The areas below are the ones Isatu selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alaska |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to change mood and functioning. It often helps with depression, anxiety, anger, and relationship struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy; it can help with attachment issues, relationship conflict, and closeness problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, current challenges, and preferences. Then she will suggest methods and try approaches collaboratively, adjusting as needed based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and have longer discussions. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging works well for brief check-ins, ongoing tracking, and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to attend sessions despite distance, schedules, or travel in Alaska.
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