Mrs. Alia Dolan, LCSW

(She/Her)
Preferred Name: Alia

About Me

My name is Alia Dolan and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience working in a wide range of mental health settings and populations. These have included residential and crisis mental health care settings for adolescents, schools, hospice care, community-based mental health for children and adults, and private practice individual and group therapy services. My specialties are death and dying (both anticipatory grief and post-death grief), post-suicide grief, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), adolescents, and adults. I am a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist, trained by the EMDR Institute, and prioritize grief related to any type of loss in my practice. I believe in the power of change occurring through the working relationship, and I have had the honor and privilege of supporting people through some of their most difficult times. In my practice, I hold space and a listening ear for the stories that are hard for others to hear, and an understanding that therapy is a different process for each individual.

Education & Experience

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of therapy experience with a wide range of issues and populations. I currently provide individual and family therapy at my private practice located in Oakland California, with service online statewide.

Professional & Volunteer Affiliations

I am affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Specialty Area

  • Grief/Loss/Mourning
  • Mood Disorders
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Traumatic Incident

Population Served

  • Adolescents (13-17)
  • Adults
  • BIPOC
  • Families
  • First Responders
  • LGBTQ+
  • Seniors
  • Veterans/Military

Language

  • English

Insurance

  • Does Not Accept Insurance