There are times when we can feel like our ability to cope is limited. When we feel anxious, burned out, discouraged, disconnected. I respect the strength it takes to undergo therapy at such times. I will work collaboratively with you to understand what is keeping you stuck, reduce troubling symptoms, and to help you find relief. I welcome adult clients experiencing a range of concerns such as anxiety, stress, relationship issues, panic, phobias, PTSD, OCD, grief, life transitions, self-esteem and body image issues. ​
I strive to create a space where clients feel safe to process their experiences, and I approach clients with care and non-judgment, focusing on their strengths, not pathologies. Drawing from several evidence-based attachment and body-based therapies, I aim to adapt to each client’s unique needs.
I believe life offers us the opportunity to reinvent ourselves, and we can continually uncover who we truly are. If change is inevitable, what is the change you wish to see in your life? I would be honored to work together with you to achieve your goals.
Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you.
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– Rachel Naomi Remen

Top Specialties

Anxiety​​​​
Relationship Issues
Stress

Works With

​Adults
​Couples

Availability

​Weekdays

Learn more about Alyssa:

Additional Areas of Expertise
  • Adoption​
  • Anxiety Disorders
    • Phobias
    • Social Anxiety
    • Panic
    • Agoraphobia
    • Generalized Anxiety
  • Betrayal
  • Body Image​
  • ​Boundaries
  • Bullying
  • Creativity
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Compassion Fatigue, Burnout
  • Depression
    • ​Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Divorce, Separation
  • Ecological Grief (eco-grief)​​
  • Gender based issues
  • Grief and Loss
  • Intimacy, Vulnerability
  • Life transitions
  • Meaning, Identity, Sense of Self
  • ​​​Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)​​​​​
  • ​Parenting Support
  • Perfectionism, Self-Criticism
  • Self Esteem, Self Worth​
  • Self Compassion
  • Shame
  • Social Exclusion or Rejection
  • Spirituality
  • Substance Use
    • ​​​Caffeine, Cannabis, Tobacco
  • ​Trauma
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Complex/Developmental Trauma (C-PTSD)
    • Occupational Trauma
    • Acute Stress Disorder
    • Adjustment Disorder
    • Prolonged Grief
    • Religious Trauma
    • ​Intergenerational Trauma
Therapy Approaches
  • Anti-Oppressive 
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
    • Attachment Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR)
    • Flash Technique for EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
  • Humanistic
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Intersectional Feminism
  • Mindfulness Based
  • Person Centered
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE)
  • Somatic Based Approaches
  • Strength Based Approaches
Communities
Languages
  • English
Rates
  • $220 per 50 minute hour (Alberta)
  • Sliding-scale (reduced) rates are available on a case by case basis. Schedule a consultation for more information.
  • Rates may vary depending on fee schedules set by third-party direct-billing agencies (e.g. NIHB)
Direct-Billing
  • All participating insurance companies with Telus Health eClaims (e.g. Canada Life, Equitable Life, Manulife etc.)
  • Indigenous Services Canada (e.g. NIHB)
  • Alberta & Medavie Blue Cross (including VAC, RCMP, CAF)
  • WSIB Ontario
Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2017)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Honours (with Distinction), University of Victoria (2010)

Alyssa offers Direct-Billing to most major insurance companies including:

A little about me.

I see lifelong learning as a central and wonderful part of my job, and I am continually engaging in further training and supervision, and other forms of exploration that deepen my practise and enrich my work with clients.

​I have a diverse work background, having taught at the University of Ottawa, researched mental health promotion for the Department of National Defence, and worked with community organizations on topics such as crisis line counsellor training, strengths-based case management, and violence prevention.
Regarding my personal interests, I am someone who has a passion for movement. In a former life, I was a national team athlete. Currently yoga and meditation are sources of enjoyment and rejuvenation. I bring this interest into my work by drawing from several body-based therapies. I am also a nature lover and find a sense of renewal in engaging in outdoor activities such as swimming, as well as hiking and camping with my family. I look forward to learning about you.