Alyssa Allen, LPC

Alyssa Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career concerns, and depression. She combines psychoeducation with evidence-based therapies to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact and to build practical skills for day-to-day life. Her training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) equips her to guide individuals through processing traumatic memories, while her work with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on skill development for emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.

Alyssa approaches therapy as a collaborative process that centers each person’s strengths and goals. She aims to create a space where patterns that limit wellbeing can be identified and changed through tailored interventions, teaching tools, and gradual skill building. Her practice also attends to related concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, codependency, communication problems, mood disorders, panic, and feelings of isolation.

Appointments are scheduled with attention to accessibility and continuity of care. She maintains regular office hours on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Saturdays from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Messages received on other days are typically returned within 24 hours. If a message indicates an emergency, Alyssa advises contacting 9-8-8 or the local emergency room and arranging follow-up once the immediate crisis has passed.

Evidence-based approaches for online therapy and healing

Alyssa draws on EMDR, DBT, and mindfulness-informed strategies to support clients in online settings. EMDR is a structured method for processing distressing memories by guiding attention while exploring past experiences; it is commonly used to reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions. DBT blends skill training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to help people manage strong emotions and improve relationships. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness through simple practices that can reduce rumination and increase emotional balance, useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alyssa works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time to find the best fit. Clients participate in planning and can expect clear explanations of why a particular strategy is being used.

Online work with Alyssa is designed for flexibility and accessibility. Sessions may take place via video calls or phone, and she also offers live chat and text-based messaging options when appropriate. This range of formats helps clients fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity of care across locations in Pennsylvania, and access support in ways that feel most practical and comfortable.