Alyssa Romano(She/Her/Hers)

Alyssa Romano (she/her/hers) is a licensed therapist offering both virtual or in-person sessions in New York and virtual sessions in New Jersey. She specializes in supporting college students, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety related to life transitions, perfectionism or people pleasing tendencies, disordered eating, difficult family dynamics, relational trauma, and career concerns.

Alyssa works as a full-time mental health therapist at Grounded Therapy, a group private practice that draws upon client-centered principles and is dedicated to fostering an welcoming, respectful, trauma-informed, and collaborative atmosphere for each individual served. Here, Alyssa provides individual therapy informed by attachment theory and trauma-informed practices. Her approach is eclectic, customized to suit the unique needs and goals of each person including therapeutic components from Mindfulness Interventions, Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy.

Alyssa received dual Bachelor of Art Degrees in Psychology and Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond and her Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University School of Social Work. Her undergraduate and graduate academic studies focused on the topics of athlete mental health and disordered eating in aesthetic-based sports.