- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Alyson
Alyson Filippa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience. She is a mother of three and a cancer survivor who brings personal insight to conversations about parenting, grief, and everyday stress. Alyson speaks plainly and aims to help people notice the strengths they already have.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and parenting. Sessions tend to be practical and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on small changes that add up.
Background and approach
Alyson welcomes people who are spiritually minded and curious about meaning and connection. In session she listens closely, helps clarify what matters most, and works with clients to try new ways of responding. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients manage strong feelings and rebuild trust in themselves.
Conversations cover communication habits, coping skills for anxiety, grief processing, and ways to handle everyday parenting strains. Alyson's background includes a decade of clinical work in California and a personal journey through illness and family change. That mix of professional and lived experience informs a warm, realistic approach.
She supports people through transitions like separation, blended family shifts, caregiving, chronic illness, and end-of-life concerns. Practical matters in sessions include building routines, practicing communication skills, and making space for meaning and forgiveness. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Alyson aims to help clients leave sessions with one or two clear next steps.
What Alyson works with
Everything Alyson lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alyson helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
How evidence-based techniques translate online
Alyson works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replace them with clearer actions; this is useful for anxiety and stress. Another approach centers on processing difficult emotions like grief and shame by naming feelings, tracking reactions, and trying small experiments to test new ways of relating; this can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Alyson will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adapt the work as progress unfolds so sessions stay relevant and collaborative.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or clients prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Alyson
What concerns does Alyson commonly address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship worries, grief, intimacy-related issues, and parenting questions, along with many related family and health concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, down-to-earth approach that focuses on noticing strengths, building skills, and trying small changes between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of professional social work experience in California and personal experience as a parent and cancer survivor that inform her perspective.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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