- CBT
- DBT
- Motivational Interviewing
About Alysia
Dr. Alysia Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Wisconsin. She holds a doctorate in Developmental Psychology and two master’s degrees in Professional Counseling and Human Service Counseling with a cognate in Addiction and Recovery. She has six years of clinical experience helping people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships, trauma, and other concerns.
She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. Sessions often cover ways to notice triggers, pause strong reactions, and choose a different response. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help people handle anger, depression, and mood shifts.
Her approach treats people as the experts on their own lives. She helps people identify strengths they already have and build small, concrete steps toward change. That can mean practicing new coping skills, working on communication patterns, or setting short goals that feel doable.
Dr. Smith also addresses related concerns like guilt, forgiveness, family problems, grief, and life purpose. She works with issues that often overlap with anger, such as workplace frustration, resentment in close relationships, and stress that grows into outbursts.
People who meet with her can expect straightforward conversations and clear tools to try between sessions. She asks about goals and then chooses techniques that fit those goals. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Dr. Smith commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, anger, and low mood by teaching practical steps to change reactions and behaviors. DBT teaches skills for tolerating strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building better emotion regulation in heated moments.Motivational Interviewing is also part of her toolkit. It centers on helping people find their own reasons to change and on setting small, achievable goals. Her process is collaborative – she will work with each person to choose the approaches that match their goals, needs, and what feels doable in everyday life.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family schedules, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote meetings let them practice new strategies in the context of their daily routines, which helps translate skills from sessions into real situations.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin, Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and trauma issues, anger, depression, and related concerns such as grief and family problems.
What is her approach to working on anger?
She uses practical skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice triggers, manage strong emotions, and change reactive patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Smith has six years of professional work experience after completing her doctoral and master’s studies.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the credentials LPC and LCPC and is licensed in Wisconsin.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.