About Alyssa
Alyssa Burtner is a licensed clinician who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, and major life changes. She emphasizes practical coping skills and the development of self-compassion to help clients manage mood disorders, panic symptoms, social anxiety, and other emotional challenges.
Background and approach
Alyssa also addresses issues related to body image, guilt and shame, loneliness, and finding life purpose while offering guidance around pregnancy and childbirth concerns and women-centered topics. Her practice is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate into concrete tools for daily life.
Alyssa aims to create an empathic, nonjudgmental environment where clients can process trauma, improve communication, and work toward forgiveness and greater self-love. With nine years of experience as an LCP in Illinois, she brings clinical skill and practical perspective to sessions while tailoring support to each person's goals and circumstances.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
The practice draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and related concerns. One common approach focuses on building self-compassion and practical coping strategies to reduce panic symptoms, manage mood fluctuations, and increase resilience. Another approach emphasizes skills for improving communication, processing difficult emotions, and repairing relationship patterns, which can help with isolation, guilt, and challenges around life purpose.Finding the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and ongoing access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow continued support during life transitions, and let clients choose the way of communicating that feels most helpful for them.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English