- Focus on mens wellbeing
- Skill-based sessions
- Evening and weekend times
About Alyssa
Alyssa Sydor is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, low self-esteem, career challenges, and depression. She creates a space where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings without judgment. Alyssa supports people taking the first steps toward a more balanced, meaningful life.
Alyssa keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She uses talk therapy to help people understand patterns that cause distress and to build small, manageable skills for daily life. Sessions often focus on clear goals such as reducing anxiety, improving body image, or building confidence at work.
Her background includes many years working with people facing eating and food-related issues, as well as those coping with abandonment, attachment, and communication problems. She also has experience supporting people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and struggles with guilt or shame.
Alyssa draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. She blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques, and she brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into the work when helpful. This mix lets her balance skill-building with supportive listening.
She practices in New York as an NY LMHC - licensed mental health counselor. Sessions are scheduled around her early morning, late evening, and weekend availability, so checking the schedule before booking is recommended. The therapist aims to work collaboratively and at the clients pace.
How Alyssa's Approaches Work Online
Alyssa uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting working relationship where the person's concerns lead the pace and focus. This approach emphasizes listening and tailoring sessions around what matters most to the client.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and many everyday stressors. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques add skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication and distress tolerance when needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alyssa works collaboratively to decide which methods fit each person's goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for evening or weekend meetings, and reduce travel time. It also supports steady skill practice between sessions so people can try new strategies in their daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Alyssa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, career problems, and depression, plus related areas like body image and codependency.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She uses a client-centered style combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior work, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Alyssa has 15 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an NY LMHC, a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients taken?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking to be sure they match your needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Alyssa?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.