I am passionate about being a Marriage and Family Therapist and receive immense fulfillment from the successes of my clients. Being able to witness my clients take control of their lives and experience increased happiness is inspiring. I have supported clients in decreasing depression, anxiety, and codependency, as well as, increasing relationship satisfaction, motivation, and self-confidence. My style is interactive, collaborative, supportive, empathetic, nonjudgmental, calming, and safe. I have been told that I am "easy to talk to."

Recently relocated home/office from Paradise/Chico. Currently accepting new clients. I provide an emotionally and physically safe environment that promotes healing. I enjoy working with naughty children, challenging teens and frustrated parents:-) I enjoy individuals looking to find themselves, couples who want to learn how to communicate more effectively and blended families. I like enhancing strained relationships caused by military deployment or Cal Fire. I also enjoy working with all medical personnel, first responders and their families who experience trauma on a daily basis.

Welcome. Do you want to feel supported, at ease, connected? Do you want to be at your best? Come see me online or in-person! I'm known for my warm, relational approach and holistic, eclectic style, integrating talk therapy with mindfulness, expressive art, hypnotherapy, dreamwork, and more. I provide individualized treatment, personally tailored to your specific needs and desires. Currently, I'm serving a diverse population - adults focusing a variety of goals (creativity, spirituality, trauma, ADHD, anxiety, postpartum, periods of transition, and grief/loss, as well as recovery). I also work with couples using an EFT lens.

“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf!” Children & adolescents face a myriad of challenges in a turbulent, ever-changing world, adversely affecting their emotional well-being, personal development, relational and academic success. If your child/teen is suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, loss, difficulty adjusting to recent changes/life transitions, self-regulation or behavioral problems, identification and expression of feelings, lack of resiliency, social skills development or other related mental health concerns, I welcome your call. “Anything is possible with Alissa!”- Bristol (client, 8 years old).

During 35 years as a therapist, I have experienced working with people in times of difficulties, phases of growth, and at unexpected crossroads. I listen with compassion, understanding and support while providing an opportunity for a new vision. Together we develop a treatment program based on your own personal desire for change. I utilize techniques that can help change habitual negative beliefs and perceptions at a very deep level. Together we work from the premise that what you believe - you become. Therapy can be brief or long-term, depending on what you want to achieve.

I love working with clients who are motivated to make change in their lives. I understand that it takes courage to enter therapy and share your closest secrets with a stranger. With a BA in Women's Studies and a PhD in clinical psychology, I am trained as a scientist-practitioner and have taught college-level psychology classes for over a decade. I draw on the latest research to guide my interventions. I see therapy as a collaborative process: You bring the expertise about yourself, I provide the training and scientific knowledge to help you clarify and reach your goals. I want to help you become your best version of yourself!

Are you feeling stuck, trapped by anxiety or depression? Are you struggling with your relationships and need different tools to feel successful? “The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when someone asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.” - Henry David Thoreau A strong belief of mine is the power of connection and healthy relationships. To sit with someone with unconditional acceptance and positive regard is something that I hold dear and bring with me to my practice. Everyone deserves to be seen and valued.

Each client carries with him or her a unique story about their struggles. As a therapist, it is my job to help each client reach their full potential and unravel the story that has bound them for so long. I love being a part of a “breakthrough” moment. They are powerful moments that allow for the forgiveness of the past, and the excitement about the future.

Worried? Anxious? Blue? Feelings can be the result of your situation,or they can be triggered by deeper issues such as attachment, trauma, and unprocessed memories. EMDR "turbocharges" the processing of painful memories. Adults, teens, and children with a history of abuse, trauma, and loss can heal quickly. I also specialize in resolving relationship issues and helping families become stronger. Whether you need help to navigate life transitions or to realize your full potential for emotional growth, therapy is a highly interactive process. Together we develop a plan for treatment involving care and commitment. Feel better!

The best project you will ever work on is YOU (or your relationships). There is HOPE and everyone has a story. I am here to hear yours, your families, relationships or child's. I will coach you through the challenges you face with compassion and trust. I am a psychotherapist and the owner/director of Sierra Family Therapy Centers in Nevada County. I work with couples, individuals and troubled teens/children. My approach is strength-based, providing support and feedback to my clients in order to help gain insight towards improving your life.

I am a psychotherapist (MFT) and a Certified Coach for the Psychology of Eating. My counseling sessions online and in person aim to help individuals (12 years old and older) and couples for a variety of issues, such as anxiety, life transitions, food related, behavioral, relational issues, and more. I provide space for those who are confused around their food choices and suffer silently and alone, so they can transform their relationship with their bodies and eating habits, and achieve greater self-esteem.

During this unprecedented time of social distancing and living through a pandemic, people are experiencing higher levels of depression, anxiety and isolation. Teenagers and our older population and suffering trying to adjust to this new norm. Parents are now juggling work, home schooling and their stresses. Tele-health therapy can be a helpful tool. Taking the first step into counseling is a brave and life changing decision. I believe that all people can benefit from the practice of therapy and I am here to walk with you in this journey.

I offer a compassionate, safe place for individuals or couples to get unstuck. For couples, you will learn new effective communication skills to stop arguments, rekindle passion and romance, and release the unconcious inner critic which is the root of most couple conflict. I have successfully treated hundreds of couples. I go beyond band-aide solutions, for lasting resolution, giving you specific practical tools you can do on your own. For individuals, you will learn to re-balance your life for higher self esteem, overcome any addiction or compulsion, transform depression, anxiety, or grief to more passion and inner peace.

At Center for Transformational Psychotherapy we are committed to the real possibility of happiness for every human being, regardless of individual background and circumstance. We work from a shared perspective that transformation occurs by developing a relationship with awareness, which includes and ultimately goes beyond the limitations of conventional ego psychology. Within this shared perspective we offer a wide range of therapeutic techniques and will work with you to find the therapist who best meets your needs.

You’re confused, overwhelmed and feeling lost. You have so much pressure to be who others see you as that you aren’t sure who you are. You feel like you don’t fit in anywhere. You have questions about your roles, sexuality, gender or just life in general. You crave a sense of peace and belonging. You don’t feel safe sharing what you really think and feel for fear of what others’ will think of you. You wonder if anyone can see through you and that thought petrifies you. Sometimes you wonder if you can keep going.

Life is about relationships...Especially in a time of pandemic and national upheaval.  "...the blows seem to fall with increasing regularity".  Cracks in the best of relationships appear in these times of crisis.Unfinished issues and problems of the past with all the new challenges of these troubled times are right in our faces.  But...You can learn the skills you need to: talk effectively, solve problems, settle old resentments, renew commitment and trust, come to terms with addictions in your life. I If you need an expert, calm, listening professional who can help you manage these difficult times, please call. Times are available.

Insights Counseling Group, is a non profit staffed with therapists and interns who have life experience and know first hand that losses occur from transitions like divorce, adoption, childbirth, career loss, and retirement. Many times these losses are compounded over time building compounded trauma. Insights offers EMDR, creative expression, and psychotherapy to help you normalize uncomfortable feelings and cope with changes and to further integrate trauma. I am a licensed MFT who supervises interns. Together we create a plan to get you closer to living out your truth and your core values. We can help you attain your goals.

It is my belief that we are are designed to heal through relationships. I am a therapist, but foremost, I am a person who engages others in conversations in attempt to make their lives better. It is my goal to use my skills to help open doors for others to see their own strengths, to feel empowered, and to become liberated. If I am able to convey to you that I am someone you can share your story with and that I am someone that is trustworthy... then movement forward can happen and the healing process will begin.