About Me

I’m Alisa and in 2016, I obtained my LICSW and launched my practice, Illuminate Transformation, PLLC, with the goal of helping clients heal from complex trauma. For the last ten years, my practice has survived shifts in the insurance industry and healthcare as a whole, a pandemic, major personal life shifts, and more. The number one thing I have learned is no one thrives in this work alone. We all need community, collaboration, and creativity to build sustainable and ethical practices to accomplish our reason for showing up to this work, and we need strong trauma-ready therapists more than ever in our communities.

My background: 

• MSW - 2010 - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• LICSW - 2016 - Current - Washington State

• EMDR Training - 2019

• Certified Geek Therapist - 2021 (yes, that’s a thing)

• Certificate in Complex Trauma and Dissociation through the ISSTD - 2023

• EMDR Certification - 2026 (pending)

Bonus Things:

• Two cat supervisors who are now “retired” from the practice as I work away from home. 

• Completed 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training May of 2026 and continue to study methods to safely and ethically incorporate this into the somatic healing part of trauma work. 

• Creative projects are huge in my life and how I survive capitalism. Someday I’ll get through my yarn stash.