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