- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Alyssa
Alyssa Sydor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, eating concerns, low self-esteem, motivation, career challenges, and depression. Alyssa’s work is aimed at young adults navigating early adult pressures such as school, work, relationships, and identity shifts.
Alyssa uses straightforward conversation to help people name what’s happening and pick small, usable steps forward. She listens and then suggests practical tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness. Sessions involve talking through thoughts, testing new behaviors, and noticing what changes in day-to-day life.
Her background includes many years working with adults on issues related to body image, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, substance use, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems. That experience informs how she helps people manage setbacks and plan realistic next steps.
Alyssa typically structures sessions to be focused and goal-oriented while still leaving space for whatever matters most that week. She also draws on motivational interviewing techniques to support people who feel stuck or unsure about change. The result is practical, paced work rather than a long lecture or one-size-fits-all plan.
To begin, visitors select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Alyssa's approaches fit into online work
Alyssa commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness in her sessions. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and helps people test small behavior changes to reduce stress and depressive patterns. Mindfulness practice helps people notice thoughts and bodily signals without getting pulled into them, which can lower reactivity to anxiety and help with body image concerns.She also draws on client-centered methods to keep the focus on each person's concerns and goals. That means she works together with clients to choose which approaches to try and adjusts plans based on what a client finds helpful. Finding the right mix is treated as a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can be useful for fitting therapy into a busy schedule - for example, making it easier to join a session before or after work, during a study break, or from another quiet setting. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed. Talk with her during the matching steps about what structure and timing would fit your life best.
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 problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating and body image issues, low self-esteem, career concerns, and depression. Additional areas include attachment, codependency, substance use, chronic illness, and communication problems.
How would she approach my anxiety or stress?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside tools from CBT and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior changes. Sessions focus on practical steps that can fit into daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of mood, stress, and eating-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Can people who don’t live in the US work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Check the therapist's schedule when you complete the matching questionnaire.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, fill out the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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