Aliza Castro

Aliza Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 29 years of experience in behavioral health. She focuses on helping people who are facing substance use alongside mood and anxiety concerns. She also makes space for people processing adoption-related identity issues and women's issues.

Her style is direct, warm, and nonjudgmental. Sessions are person-centered and goal directed. She listens first, then helps people set small steps toward clearer goals and healthier routines.

Aliza uses practical tools alongside open conversation. She helps clients build coping skills, manage impulses, and reduce stress. She also supports people working through grief, relationship and intimacy questions, workplace pressures, and parenting strain.

Her work draws on client-centered approaches and structured methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. These tools are used to identify unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors that fit daily life.

People who benefit most are those looking for clear goals, steady support, and concrete skills to manage mood, addiction, or life transitions. She aims to help clients find motivation, regain balance, and move forward at their own pace.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting you where you are. The therapist follows your concerns and helps you set meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns linked to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together you can try methods that fit your needs and adjust as you go.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing workday check-ins. It also lets you use mindfulness exercises and thought-record tools during regular routines, and makes short coaching-style sessions possible when a quick check-in helps maintain momentum.