
Meet your therapist
Alisa Robbins
she/her · LCSW-R, Clinical Supervisor
Alisa has been a practicing psychotherapist for more than twenty years. She is a graduate of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and completed three years of post-graduate training from the Greenwich Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Alisa served as the director of mental health services for a New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)-certified clinic for fourteen years and has supervised numerous graduate-level interns and clinicians with advanced degrees. At IHI, Alisa works with adult individuals and couples. In addition to her psychoanalytic training, Alisa is well-versed in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), relational therapy, and trauma-informed care.
Areas of focus
Our clinicians address the full range of sexuality + gender identity exploration, and mental health support.
- Anxiety
- Compulsive behavior
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief and bereavement
- Self-acceptance
- Overcoming barriers to self-actualization
- Panic disorders
- Personality disorders
- Phase of life issues
- Phobias
- Stress
- PTSD and trauma reaction
- Relationships problems
- Substance abuse and recovery support
- Challenges in reaching career goals
- Validating your sexuality and gender expression
- Coming out
- Addressing sexual difficulties
- Navigating non-traditional relationship styles
- Working through challenges related to LGBTQ+ family-building and parenting issues
- Interpersonal challenges and problems relating to others
- Relating to others who identify as LGBTQ+
- Locating community under the LGBTQ+ umbrella