Alyssa Van Lopik, LCSW

Alyssa Van Lopik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that families and individuals can use in day-to-day life. People come to her for help with depression, relationship strain, substance use, trauma, and big life changes.

Alyssa has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, partial and intensive outpatient programs, and in private practice in Austin, Texas. She earned a psychology degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. Those settings shaped her skill in crisis care and longer-term treatment alike.

Her style is client-centered - she views each person as the expert on their life and follows their priorities. She emphasizes strengths and practical solutions, and she uses tools that match the client’s needs and goals. Sessions usually involve identifying what is working, setting small goals, and practicing new skills between meetings.

She draws from several approaches to guide work in session, including cognitive behavioral techniques for spotting unhelpful thought patterns and dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Alyssa also uses eye movement approaches to support healing from traumatic experiences. Her aim is to help people build skills that lead to more joy and clearer choices.

Outside of therapy, she is a Registered Yoga Teacher and enjoys reading, cooking, and travel. Her background blends clinical experience with everyday interests that inform a grounded, practical approach to care.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s goals and pace. Online sessions using this approach focus on what the person wants to change and practical steps to get there. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions; online work often uses brief worksheets and in-session exercises to practice new ways of thinking and behaving. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be taught and practiced during remote appointments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools and strategies fit day-to-day life.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule and simpler check-ins between in-person commitments. This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions let them keep therapy consistent during work or family commitments and make it simpler to continue skill practice between meetings.