Alyssa Norris(She/Her/Hers)

Welcome! Though people see me for a broad range of concerns (e.g., anxiety, sport performance, insomnia, relationship concerns), I particularly enjoy working with people during times of transition and change. For example, the adjustment to college, transitioning into first jobs after school, trying to start a family or becoming a parent, as well as divorce/separation. I am particularly dedicated in my work to making space for LGBTQ+ persons during these periods of transition, such as commitment or marriage, or trying to start a family, which can include additional stressors and stigma.

In both individual and couples work, I work primarily in acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, and emotionally focused therapy.

What does that mean for you? Working with me involves paying attention to your experience in the here & now, learning to validate your emotional responses, and learning to solicit the responses you hope to receive from others. We will know that our time together is working when you feel more connected to what is important to you and more engaged in your life. Life throws so many challenges our way, and each of us is doing the best we can with the tools we have been given. Often, when people come to meet with me, it is because they are feeling stuck, whether in a particular way of feeling or in a cycle in their relationship(s). Together, we will work to learn new ways to relate to what shows up for us.