Alyssa Blaeser

Alyssa Blaeser, LCSW, helps people who feel stuck, isolated, or overwhelmed find clearer footing. She listens without rush and focuses on small steps people can try between sessions. Her approach aims to reduce loneliness, ease anxiety, and make daily life feel more manageable. Alyssa trained in social work at Boston University and holds two bachelor’s degrees from Arizona State University. She also completed mediator training in Milwaukee. Her background includes child welfare work in clinical, court, and community settings, which shaped how she supports people through practical problems and emotional strain. In sessions she blends several evidence-based methods to match what a person needs that day. She uses tools from cognitive-behavioral methods to help with anxious thoughts and coping skills. She also draws from person-centered work to make sure people feel heard and from family systems ideas when relationship patterns matter. She has experience with parenting challenges, attachment concerns, trauma and abuse, and caregiver stress. Alyssa supports people dealing with guilt, shame, communication problems, and the isolation that often follows major life changes like divorce or separation. Outside of therapy she enjoys hiking in National Parks, reading, and spending time with her husband and children. That personal grounding informs a calm, steady style in sessions. The emphasis is on practical strategies and realistic goals that fit into everyday life.

How specific approaches can help online

Evidence-based cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments. This approach is often used for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that increase loneliness by changing thinking and behavior habits. Person-centered work emphasizes being heard and understood. Sessions using this approach give space to tell your story and identify what matters most, which can ease isolation and build motivation for change. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences as therapy progresses. That way the plan can shift if something isn’t helping. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life. It often reduces travel time and allows sessions during a lunch break, between errands, or from home when schedules are tight. Different formats have different practical benefits, so confirm the current session options before booking to see what will work best for your routine.