About Alyssa
Alyssa Burtner is a licensed clinical professional (LCP) based in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and mood challenges. She supports those facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical steps people can use right away.
Alyssa focuses on building self-compassion and stronger connections. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to teach coping skills and reduce symptoms like panic or social anxiety.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize small, doable steps so progress feels realistic and steady. She works with young adults and adults, offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through difficult emotions. Topics she commonly addresses include body image, guilt and shame, isolation, and finding life purpose.
She also supports people through pregnancy and childbirth related concerns. Across nine years of practice Alyssa has helped people handle mood disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress, and communication problems. She highlights practical tools for managing panic attacks and improving day-to-day functioning.
Her work is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to each person's values and pace. Alyssa asks questions, listens closely, and then helps create a clear plan. That plan may include skill-building, emotion regulation strategies, and steps to improve relationships.
She encourages gradual changes that fit into everyday life.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Alyssa uses straightforward evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with anxiety and mood concerns. One approach focuses on building coping skills and emotion regulation so people have tools to use during stress or panic. Another approach centers on improving communication and relationship patterns to reduce conflict and isolation.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Alyssa works with each person to identify their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what is working and what needs to change.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection while fitting sessions into a busy day. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide a flexible way to share updates and get brief support between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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