Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Alice works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alice
Dr. Alice Noell is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and anger. She practices in North Carolina and offers a steady, compassionate presence for people facing painful life changes.
Her work emphasizes practical steps and clearer daily routines over jargon-heavy explanations. She favors short-term skills alongside deeper work on patterns that cause repeated distress. That can mean learning new ways to handle strong emotions, trying different communication habits, or practicing small changes that build confidence.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on what a person can do between appointments as much as what happens in the room. A key part of her approach is listening first and tailoring the plan to each person. She draws on several established methods to address trauma, relationships, and self-esteem.
The goal is to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to day-to-day life. Dr. Noell also helps people facing grief, intimacy-related issues, bipolar symptoms, and adjustment to major life events.
She pays attention to attachment history, abandonment and adoption-related concerns, and caregiver stress when those issues matter. Her experience includes work with complex, co-occurring problems where multiple challenges overlap. People who prefer calm guidance and clear options often find her style helpful.
She explains techniques plainly, suggests doable homework, and reviews progress as therapy goes on. Sessions aim to leave someone better able to cope and make constructive choices moving forward.
What Alice works with
Everything Alice lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alice's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- 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-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alice lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and identify actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing stress where avoidance has become a pattern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and step-by-step skill building, which can help with anger, mood problems, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills, making it helpful when strong emotions lead to repeated conflicts or risky reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Noell will discuss your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust the plan based on how you respond. The process is collaborative and paced to what feels doable for you.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel while staying consistent with appointments.
Questions people ask about Alice
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship problems, trauma and related issues such as grief and self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining skills training with deeper exploration of patterns that keep problems repeating.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker to her practice in North Carolina.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in North Carolina and holds an LCSW license issued in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and she conducts therapy in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.