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Dr. Alice Noell, LCSW

  • Experience35 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Alice

Dr. Alice Noell is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of practice in North Carolina, offering long-standing experience in helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.

Background and approach

She draws on a range of evidence-based therapies to address intimacy-related concerns, relationship difficulties, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar issues, and major life transitions while also working with complex presentations such as attachment challenges, dissociation, and caregiving stress. Her style blends clinical rigor with a warm, respectful stance that centers each person’s story.

Dr. Noell emphasizes building practical coping skills alongside deeper exploration of patterns that shape emotions and behavior.

She integrates approaches that support communication, commitment concerns, and recovery from abuse or loss, tailoring interventions to a client’s priorities and readiness for change. Clients can expect a collaborative process focused on realistic goals, stronger self-awareness, and improved day-to-day functioning.

With a history of working across many presenting problems and a commitment to individualized care, Dr. Noell aims to help people move toward greater stability, clearer relationships, and renewed capacity for managing life’s challenges.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) views a person as made up of different internal parts and works to help individuals understand, unblend from, and harmonize those parts to reduce internal conflict and improve emotional balance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes accepting difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to actions that increase psychological flexibility and meaning. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns shape current bonds and helps clients develop more supported, connected ways of relating.

Deciding which approach or blend of methods to use is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to identify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adapt interventions over time so work fits the client’s needs and preferences rather than following a fixed protocol.

Online therapy with Dr. Noell is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and for different communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, travel, or busy routines while allowing therapists and clients to focus on practical skills, emotion processing, and relational patterns in ways that align with the chosen therapeutic approach.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes along with many related concerns such as attachment and caregiving stress.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The practice combines evidence-based techniques with a compassionate, person-centered stance, using collaborative work to develop coping skills and explore patterns that influence emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Dr. Noell has 35 years of experience providing mental health services and working with a wide range of presenting problems and life transitions.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The clinician holds an LCSW credential registered as NC LCSW C002815 and practices in North Carolina.
Can people who live outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are accepted and the therapist conducts sessions in English for those located outside North Carolina.
Which session formats are offered for ongoing care?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with the therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English