- Stress and anxiety
- Eating and body image
- Career and motivation
About Alyssa
Alyssa Sydor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and depression. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and other related struggles.
Alyssa focuses on practical conversation and steady, evidence-informed strategies. Sessions are client-centered and look at what is happening now. She uses cognitive behavioral methods to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns. Dialectical behavior techniques and mindfulness are added when people need help with emotion regulation and present-moment awareness.
In a typical session she listens to the problem, helps clarify immediate goals, and works with clients to try small, doable steps between meetings. Motivational interviewing is used when ambivalence or low motivation is making change hard. The work aims to be straightforward and focused on what the client wants to address next.
Her practice is practical about scheduling and routines. She offers early morning, late evening, and weekend times and asks people to check her schedule before booking. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; fees vary with location.
Sessions are conducted in English and Alyssa does not take international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Alyssa uses therapeutic approaches online
Alyssa commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, low mood, and stalled motivation. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and support calmer decision-making.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation and impulse control are central concerns. DBT techniques focus on building toleration skills, emotion regulation, and clearer interpersonal communication, which can be useful for people coping with strong feelings or unstable patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the initial work. She will collaborate with each person to clarify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. The approach can shift as goals become clearer or as progress is reviewed.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow earlier or later meetings, and reduce travel time. Some formats also make shorter check-ins possible when time is limited, or avoid being on camera when that helps someone focus better.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating and food-related issues, self-esteem, career struggles, and depression, plus related concerns such as attachment, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses client-centered conversation and practical strategies to clarify goals, then applies cognitive behavioral and motivational techniques to try small steps that test change between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Alyssa has 15 years of professional work experience supporting people with mood, anxiety, eating, and career-related concerns.
What is her credential and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.