Alyssa Kushner(She/Her/Hers)

Specialties

Alcohol use disorder & addiction - If you are interested in shifting your relationship with alcohol, sober curious, or in recovery from alcohol use. We will explore your relationship to alcohol and where it started, discuss if harm-reduction/mindful drinking or abstinence is appropriate, and develop new coping skills and self-care foundations.

Anxiety - Anxiety can look like excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder), physical symptoms, impending sense of doom. We will work together to get to the root cause of your anxiety, develop new ways to cope and manage, and use holistic practices, mindfulness skills, trauma informed interventions, and CBT if needed.

Codependency - You may struggle with codependency f you put other people before yourself, are unsure of what your needs are, people please, difficulty with boundary setting, low self worth, sense of self comes from helping other people, neglect of self, harsh inner critic, frequent feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety. Together we will explore where it came from, develop your internal sense of worth, learn what your needs are to start putting them first, practice self compassion, and set boundaries.

Perfectionism - Coping with feelings of anxiety, stress, self-criticism, and procrastination; addressing unrealistic expectations of one’s self and negatively comparing self to others. We will work together to understand how this developed, improve your self compassion practice and self esteem, and shift negative core beliefs.

Trauma - All forms of emotional, physical, sexual, relational trauma, and PTSD. After working to develop a safe and trusting strong relationship, I will provide psychoeducation on trauma responses, use somatic strategies and teach skills to regulate your emotions, and work together to heal past trauma. I am trained in EMDR and can use if needed, integrated with other somatic and holistic approaches.

Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) - C-PTSD is prolonged & ongoing exposure to a traumatic environment or multiple traumas over time. This can mimic symptoms of ptsd as well as show up in difficult interpersonal relationships, shame, and challenges with emotion regulation. After working to develop a safe and trusting strong relationship, I will provide psychoeducation on trauma responses, use somatic strategies and teach skills to regulate your emotions, and work together to heal past trauma. I'm trained in EMDR and can integrate.