Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello! My name is Alyssa and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over eight years of experience providing therapy services. I have worked in a wide range of therapeutic settings including: inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial and intensive outpatient care, and managing a private practice in the Austin community. I work with clients affected by depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma and relationship challenges.
Originally from Chicago, I moved to Austin, TX during the summer of 2017 to continue my work in therapy. I received my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and my Masters degree in Social Work at Loyola University Chicago.
My approach to therapy is client centered: clients are the experts on their lives and determine the direction and depth of therapy. Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities to guide clients in identifying strengths and developing treatment plans that accomplish their goals. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I assist clients in exploring relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to aid in discovering dysfunctional thought patterns leading to self-destructive behaviors and beliefs. Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), I support clients through developing skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation with the goal of moving clients towards a life involving the capacity for experiencing joy and freedom. I am trained in EMDR and use this approach to support clients through their healing with traumatic experiences.
Outside of my work as a therapist, I practice yoga as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). I also enjoy reading, cooking, spending time with my family, and traveling to new places.
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Alyssa Van Lopik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience providing psychotherapy across a variety of settings. She has delivered care in inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial and intensive outpatient programs, and through a private practice in the Austin community.
Alyssa works with people affected by depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, and a wide range of other concerns including stress, self-esteem, parenting and family conflicts, addictions, LGBT-related issues, intimacy matters, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
Her approach is client-centered – she sees clients as the experts on their own lives and collaborates with them to set the direction and pace of therapy. Grounded in a strengths-based, solutions-focused perspective, she draws on multiple evidence-based methods. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she helps clients examine links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to identify unhelpful patterns. With Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), she supports development of mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation skills with the aim of expanding clients’ capacity for joy and freedom. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to assist with healing from traumatic experiences.
Alyssa earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. Originally from Chicago, she relocated to Austin, TX in the summer of 2017 to continue her clinical work. She is licensed to practice as a clinical social worker in both Texas and Illinois.
Outside of her clinical work, Alyssa is a Registered Yoga Teacher and enjoys reading, cooking, spending time with family, and traveling to new places.
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