LPC, 8 years of experience
Hey, I am Alyssa. Are you looking for someone to help guide you through some life and behavioral changes that have been a struggle? Do you notice difficulty managing moods, communicating effectively with others, and/or giving yourself compassion? I am excited and ready to travel that journey with you and offer a nonjudgemental, safe environment, to build a real therapeutic relationship. I use evidence-based interventions within a dialectical behavior therapy approach that incorporates mindfulness skills and love and kindness. I center my practice around the belief that we are a team and need each other to achieve your goals, as you are the specialist on you, and I am the specialist on the skills. It can be scary reaching out for help, and I have a safe space for you to start! If you are struggling with a life event, daily stress, depression, anxiety, mood dysregulation, or impulsivity there is hope. You do not need to feel stuck or alone in the struggle anymore! I look forward to working together.
In the first session together I mainly focus on rapport building, creating a safe, judgement free zone, to help ease any discomforts one may be having for the first time meeting each other. I review the information that has been given to me through the preliminary paperwork (PHQ9, GAD7, and the intake form) and listen for more details and the client's experiences of current and past symptoms and situations. I invite clients to ask me questions if they have any, as DBT approaches therapy in a team manner; you are the expert on you, and I am the expert on the DBT skills, and that needs to blend to help you achieve your goals. I really want the client to feel a solid foundation is being built for therapy moving forward in the first session, and if we arrive at goal setting that first session that is also great. However I do find most of the time goal setting is moved to the next session as clients can take the platform and share about themselves in this first session.
I have a specialty in mood dysregulation which includes personality disorders, depression, anxiety, and anger management. I have specialized training working with clients that may present with symptoms such as self-harm, suicidal ideation, ineffective communication with others, trouble managing emotions, and self-loathing. My background in behavioral approaches is an evidenced-based treatment for avoidance behaviors and therefore I have a strength in helping people minimize avoidance. I am intensively trained in prolonged exposure (PE), an evidenced based treatment for trauma. I have some experience with the LGBTQ community, however no specific training. I do have some training and a little background in the struggle of eating disorders.
I am specialized in the areas of mood dysregulation, depression, anxiety, anger management, and trauma.
I was trained in dialectical behavioral therapy in 2018 and have been practicing on an in person DBT team from 2018 to 2024 for adults and adolescents.
I have been trained in PE since 2021 and utilize it in helping adult client's recover and find peace after trauma.
7 ratings with written reviews
September 1, 2025
Very approachable and easy to talk to, nonjudgmental and really listens to your struggles and goals
July 1, 2025
Alyssa is very caring, authentic, and has a very warm personality. She is very understanding and has various suggestions for your frame of mind
June 24, 2025
Alyssa is very kind and reassuring, I enjoy working with her to learn more about myself and use her suggestions to be better.