Alyssa Van Lopik

Alyssa Van Lopik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage anger alongside related concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She takes a straightforward, respectful approach and centers the person's goals when planning care. Alyssa draws on practical strategies so people can see changes in day-to-day life.

She has eight years of experience across inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial and intensive outpatient programs, and private practice in the Austin community. Her background includes work with substance use, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting questions, and mood differences such as bipolar and ADHD challenges. Alyssa uses what she describes as a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens to build plans that fit each person.

Her clinical work emphasizes Client-Centered Therapy so the person directs the pace and focus of sessions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift thought patterns that lead to unhelpful behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills work is offered to build mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better interpersonal effectiveness.

Alyssa also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people processing traumatic experiences and applies Motivational Interviewing when exploring changes related to substance use and behavior goals. Her training and past settings are used to tailor what each person needs in therapy.

Outside of clinical work she is a Registered Yoga Teacher and enjoys reading, cooking, family time, and travel. She lives and practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.

How Alyssa’s Approaches Work Online

Alyssa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT helps people spot links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and then try different ways of thinking to reduce anger and anxiety. DBT focuses on building specific skills like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better interpersonal effectiveness to manage intense emotions.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions are guided by the person's priorities and pace. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist and client review what is helping and adjust methods based on goals and preferences as therapy continues.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session options before booking. Alyssa’s background supports using structured skill work and talk-based interventions that translate well to remote sessions. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. The therapist will discuss what format and rhythm of sessions best match each person's needs and daily schedule.