About Alyssa
Alyssa Van Lopik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, or life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, substance use, relationship strain, and questions about identity and intimacy.
Alyssa draws on what each person already knows about their life. She uses a client-centered style that lets the person set the pace and goals for their work.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a practical pace and focus on everyday steps that make a difference. She combines several approaches to match a person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy centers on skills like emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used as an option when past traumatic events are part of the concern. Alyssa has worked in hospital settings, intensive outpatient programs, and a independent practice in Austin, Texas.
Her background includes undergraduate study in psychology and a Master of Social Work. This mix of settings informs a flexible, down-to-earth approach. Outside of therapy, she teaches yoga and enjoys reading, cooking, and travel.
That blend of clinical experience and personal interests shapes a collaborative, strengths-based way of working.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are and following their lead to set goals. It helps when someone needs a space to make decisions, sort priorities, and build on their strengths.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that lead to unhelpful actions by teaching practical strategies to change thinking and behavior.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes concrete skills such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills help when intense emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way of daily functioning.
Choosing an approach is a team process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try out methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools fit best and how to pace the work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction from different locations. Phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs. Chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or when people prefer writing to speaking. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, family life, or busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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