Isatu Sidibe
Compassionate LCSW guiding practical change
LCSW Alaska
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Grief, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Isatu
Isatu Sidibe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Alaska with nine years of experience helping people navigate major life changes and emotional challenges.
Background and approach
She emphasizes a respectful, genuine therapeutic relationship and works from a strengths-based perspective that recognizes each person as the expert on their own story. Her background includes supporting clients facing depression, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life transitions.
Sidibe has worked in a variety of clinical environments including community mental health, hospitals, schools, and correctional settings, and has experience counseling individuals, couples, and adolescents as well as facilitating groups.
She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), attachment-based therapy, and client-centered methods to tailor care to each person's needs. Her practice seeks to build on personal strengths, encourage practical skills, and support clients in making meaningful change over time.
Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online
Isatu uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is also used to support people in clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns of connection, helping clients explore how early and current relational dynamics influence present interactions and emotional responses.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process, and she collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and needs. Sessions often combine elements from different models so treatment plans can evolve as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online services are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to engage in skill-building, processing, and relational work from locations that fit their life, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing other responsibilities.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Alaska
Languages
English