Alyssa Sydor, LMHC

Alyssa Sydor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 15 years of professional experience. She supports people working through stress, anxiety, eating and food-related concerns, self-esteem and confidence challenges, career difficulties, and depression, and she brings additional focus to issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and substance-related concerns.

Her approach centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and emotions can be explored honestly. She encourages clients to take the first steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life and offers steady support through that process.

Alyssa aims to match therapeutic work to each person’s goals, helping them build motivation, practical skills, and clearer insight over time. Her clinical experience is paired with flexible scheduling - she offers early morning appointments before the business day, late evening sessions, and some weekend availability. Prospective clients are invited to review her schedule to confirm compatibility and to reach out when they are ready to begin.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, focusing on the client’s own perspective so they can clarify values, build self-esteem, and make meaningful changes. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to explore challenges and goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practicing concrete strategies to shift them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many eating-related concerns where patterns of thinking influence emotions and actions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for impulsivity, strong mood swings, and situations where learning new coping skills reduces conflict and overwhelm.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Alyssa Sydor will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adjust methods as the work evolves so the plan fits the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, to continue care during life changes, and to access licensed professionals from different locations.