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Aisha Mason

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Aisha Mason, LPC

Virginia

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Anxiety

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Virginia / 0701011250
  • NPI1518629971
  • Experience16 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationVirginia

About

  • Anger management
  • CBT and ACT
  • Stress reduction

About Aisha

Aisha Mason is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 16 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, and problems with motivation and self-esteem. She also helps people coping with life changes and those dealing with trauma and abuse.

Aisha uses practical conversation to identify patterns that keep problems going. She listens to what matters to the person and then helps them try different ways of responding. Her work draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and client-centered ways of listening and reflecting.

Sessions often focus on skills you can use day to day. That can mean learning simple techniques to reduce reactivity, practicing new ways of speaking up, or breaking tasks into manageable steps. She also uses narrative approaches to help people reframe difficult experiences and DBT strategies for emotion regulation when needed.

Aisha pays attention to the things that make anger and stress feel worse, such as control struggles, communication breakdowns, or unresolved guilt and shame. She helps people consider what matters to them and then set realistic goals to move toward those values. Practical problem solving and short-term strategies are balanced with deeper work on meaning and identity.

Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aim to be useful in everyday life. To get started, the usual first steps are a short questionnaire and a first meeting to agree on goals and a plan.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Aisha commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in sessions, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can help when anger and avoidance get in the way of what matters to you.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical approach that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT provides techniques for noticing unhelpful thinking, testing assumptions, and trying different responses when stress or anger begins to rise. Client-Centered Therapy informs her way of listening and reflecting, making room for the client to lead what matters most in a session.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. Aisha will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which approaches to emphasize. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Session format details are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not possible, and remove travel time so work or caregiving breaks are easier to arrange. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep continuity of care while working on skills for managing anger, stress, and relationships.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

Virginia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to anger?

She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and related issues such as control and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, and narrative work to create practical steps clients can use.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of experience working with adults on issues such as anger, trauma, parenting, and career stress.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices with clients in that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients in Virginia.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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