Alaine Lagasse
Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life change
LPC, LPCC Minnesota
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Alaine
Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC, LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with 12 years of experience. She has a background helping people cope with trauma, substance concerns, mood symptoms, and life transitions, and she brings a direct yet compassionate style to clinical work.
Background and approach
Alaine blends cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas to build practical skills and more flexible thinking. Her sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs, with an emphasis on clear, respectful communication and honoring diverse identities including those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning.
Alaine’s approach often focuses on identifying patterns that maintain distress, practicing new coping skills, and developing values-based goals. She encourages clients to take gradual steps toward greater functioning and satisfaction while offering steady support throughout the process.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care
Alaine often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; this approach is practical for issues like anxiety, depression, and some addiction-related behaviors. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful action. Finally, her client-centered stance emphasizes empathic listening and tailoring the pace and content of sessions to each person’s needs.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alaine works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods align best with their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. She adapts strategies over time as needs evolve and involves clients in decisions about treatment direction.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and different communication preferences. These formats make it easier for people to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or geographic constraints, and they allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, goal-oriented support across formats.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Alaska, Minnesota
Languages
English