- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Alyssa
Alyssa Crawford is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Iowa with six years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by focusing on practical ways to manage strong emotions, improve relationships, and handle life transitions.
She works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and issues that come up around relationships and family. Alyssa also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and problems like guilt, shame, or isolation. She uses straightforward, skills-based approaches rather than jargon.
In sessions Alyssa centers the person in front of her. She listens and then offers techniques and small experiments to try between meetings. Expect concrete tools for things like emotion regulation, communication, problem solving, and managing impulses. She draws on structured methods when they help and keeps things practical.
Alyssa uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current behavior. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking that increase anger or anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused strategies provide skills for distress tolerance and goal-oriented steps.
People often come with problems tied to family rules, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, or past abuse. Alyssa also addresses intimacy concerns, infidelity, and career stress. She explains options clearly and works with each person to set short-term targets.
To get started a person fills out a short questionnaire and schedules a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and Alyssa does not work with international clients.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness. It helps people understand why they get triggered, why anger shows up, and how to rebuild safer ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It gives practical steps to spot unhelpful thinking and try different actions that reduce anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotion, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and preferences and then suggest a plan. That plan is adjusted together as progress and barriers become clear so the methods fit real life and real problems. Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid commuting on a workday. It can also allow using in-the-moment skills between sessions. Ask about session length and format options when scheduling so practical needs like timing and technology are matched to goals.Areas of expertise
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Montana, Iowa, Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anger, relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, trauma, and related problems such as impulsivity and communication trouble.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She combines Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused approaches to offer practical skills and goal-focused steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has six years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCPC and practices in Iowa. License details included are KS LCPC and MT LCPC in her background.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.