Tanisha Alston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Las Vegas who treats eating disorders with a particular understanding of how they develop in neurodivergent individuals. She earned both her Bachelor and Master of Social Work from Nevada universities and has built her practice around the connection between disordered eating and conditions like autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and OCD that other therapists often treat separately.
Tanisha recognizes that anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder frequently emerge as coping mechanisms for people struggling with sensory issues, need for control, or emotional regulation challenges. When a client has an eating disorder and autism or borderline personality disorder, she addresses how these conditions reinforce each other rather than treating them as unrelated problems.
Her use of Applied Behavioral Analysis for severe behavioral problems combines with DBT skills training to give families concrete tools when a child’s behavior has escalated beyond what typical parenting strategies can manage. Tanisha also works with cancer patients navigating the psychological weight of diagnosis and treatment, recognizing that medical trauma and mental health cannot be separated.
For families seeking faith-based treatment, Tanisha offers Christian counseling that integrates spiritual perspectives with evidence-based therapy. She brings culturally sensitive approaches to communities often underserved in mental health care and works across all age groups, allowing families to maintain therapeutic continuity as children grow into adults.
Schedule a consultation with Tanisha by calling Insight Therapy Solutions at 888-409-8976 or booking a free consultation online.
In crisis? Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or visit 988lifeline.org.
