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Alyssa Brouse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for all things mental health. Alyssa's clients are folks who are looking for validation, non-judgmental guidance, and authenticity as they navigate all of the ups and downs that come with life. Alyssa takes a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, meeting clients where they are at and helping them manage things like healing from trauma, values-focused goal setting, parenting stress, and beyond.
In addition to honing in on validation and authenticity, Alyssa brings in tools from a variety of different modalities, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and more. Alyssa loves tailoring each therapy experience to an individual's unique needs. A lot of the work done in the therapy room includes illuminating and processing difficult feelings, problem solving, emotion regulation strategies, and values exploration.
Alyssa is committed to providing therapy that is comfortable, safe and genuine. Sessions are currently held via telehealth in the state of Pennsylvania.
Years of Experience: 6 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Work stress - Managing overwhelming stress and expectations; increasing effective ways of restoring and maintaining emotional stability and health; addressing challenging relationships with coworkers and bosses
Emotion regulation - Learning how to effectively manage the ups and downs of intense emotions; developing coping skills to use in a variety of settings to calm oneself and to give an appropriate amount of space to emotions
Life purpose & meaning - Exploring one’s beliefs and values around life purpose, meaning, and spirituality; addressing the barriers to living a life that feels fulfilling, including instigating change or developing new habits