About Alli
Alli Santa is a licensed professional counselor based in Oregon who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem. She writes in plain terms and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Parents reading on a phone will find short, direct guidance and a calm tone.
She aims to help people build clearer self-understanding and stronger coping skills. Sessions include talking through current struggles, identifying patterns that cause pain, and trying simple tools for calming and emotional regulation.
Background and approach
Alli emphasizes small, sustainable changes rather than quick fixes. A common focus is reducing isolation and improving communication. She supports people who feel stuck by shame, guilt, or repeated conflicts, and she helps them clarify personal values and life purpose.
Work often centers on improving relationships and increasing self-love. Alli draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques and sets goals together with each person. The work is collaborative - clients decide what feels useful and what does not.
Progress is tracked through practical steps and regular check-ins. With nine years of clinical experience, Alli combines straightforward conversation with hands-on practice skills. She practices as an LPC, which means she holds a licensed professional counselor credential in Oregon.
Sessions are offered in English and tailored to the individual’s needs.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Alli uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can practice in daily life. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress through breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. This helps people reduce avoidance and slowly regain confidence in social or stressful settings.Another typical focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process painful memories while learning ways to manage intense emotions. That approach combines gentle pacing with practical tools to lower distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alli will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls approximate in-person conversation for deep work, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or family obligations.
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English