Alyse Scanlon, LICSW
Practical support for stress, relationships, and recovery
Details
| Name | Alyse Scanlon |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW |
| Based in | Massachusetts |
| Licensed in | Massachusetts |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Alyse
Alyse Scanlon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with ten years of clinical experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and the fallout of trauma. Alyse focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable and meaningful.
She helps people reconnect with self-love and clarify life purpose. Communication work is a common focus, including addressing commitment issues, infidelity, and family of origin concerns. Alyse also brings experience supporting first responders, parents working through fatherhood issues, and people coping with adoption and foster care dynamics.
Background and approach
Her approach blends Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness practices. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful storylines, trying small behavior changes, and building mindful awareness to reduce panic and anxiety. The work aims to reduce shame, manage panic attacks, and improve how clients relate to themselves and others.
Alyse pays attention to compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. She offers someone to talk things through when work or caregiving responsibilities feel overwhelming. People seeking help for seasonal mood changes, trichotillomania, or a search for life purpose can find focused support.
She creates a collaborative, respectful space and moves at the client’s pace. To start, visitors use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Alyse works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Alyse among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Alyse among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Alyse directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Alyse directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Alyse uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, then consider alternative, more helpful storylines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small, practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and panic. Mindfulness approaches teach simple attention skills to lower stress and build steadying habits that can ease shame and reactivity.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Alyse treats this as a collaboration: she listens to your goals, suggests options, and adjusts methods based on what feels useful. Together you’ll decide what to try and how to measure progress so the work stays relevant to your life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online session options before booking. Practically, remote appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins on hectic days. Some approaches - like short CBT skill practice or a brief mindfulness check-in - can be easier to use when sessions are flexible, and Alyse will help tailor timing and tools to your routine.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Alyse commonly address?
She works with adults around stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career strain, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, infidelity, panic attacks, and seasonal affective disorder.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Alyse uses a collaborative, empathetic approach. She blends Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and find more ease in daily life.
What is her experience background?
She has ten years of experience working with adults in clinical settings. Her work includes supporting first responders, parents, and people processing guilt, shame, and trauma.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an MA and practices as a LICSW in Massachusetts. The profile notes those credentials exactly as MA LICSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Alyse?
Use the Start Therapy button on the site, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
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