I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of California. I have years of experience providing mental, emotional, and relational support for individual adults, couples, families, and children. I have experience with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, self care, attachment, parenting styles, life stage stressors, and relational boundaries. The areas I often focus on are communication, distress tolerance, and self care. I work with the LGBTQIA+ community and started learning my craft while providing support to the trans* community.
In terms of my approach, I acknowledge that I am not an expert on your wants, needs, or life, however I am skilled at providing clients with a new perspective, new behaviors, and deeper understanding of their wants, needs, and life. I often utilize metaphors to address symptoms like anxiety or depression, in order to allow my clients power over their stressors instead of their stressors taking control of their lives. My approach combines Narrative and Solution-Focus in order to empower you, Client-Centered in order to provide an empathetic environment, and Attachment in order to explore how your core family set up how you communicate and interact with others. I also enjoy utilizing the stepping stones of DBT for those who want a more structured approach.
I truly believe that everyone is capable of change and that sometimes, it takes either a deeper understanding of where we are first in order to make informed decisions on our well being moving forward.
I look forward to working with you and thank you for making this first step in your journey.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
CA LMFT 119675
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Alyssa is a very understanding and supportive counselor. She will actively listen to you as you are venting and ask you questions along the way. I would recommend Alyssa for a counselor for anyone dealing with anxiety and stress.
Written on Jan 04, 2021 after therapy with Alyssa for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd