Alexandrea "Ally" DeFelice
Compassionate, evidence-informed support for change
LMHC Massachusetts
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Alexandrea
Alexandrea "Ally" DeFelice is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Massachusetts with 14 years of professional experience. She draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods to help people facing depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship challenges.
Background and approach
Ally emphasizes clients' strengths and personal knowledge of their own lives as the foundation for meaningful change. Her approach centers on collaboration and respect, helping clients build skills for managing panic, mood disturbances, self-esteem struggles, and the emotional effects of abuse or attachment wounds.
She also addresses concerns such as communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, and questions about life purpose and finances. Ally encourages clients to recognize small steps forward and to use their existing resilience as a springboard for growth.
New clients can expect a supportive, client-centered orientation that blends practical techniques with deeper exploration when helpful. Ally affirms the courage it takes to begin therapy and aims to create a clear, paced process so people can move toward their goals with confidence.
Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care
Ally commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered principles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood; it is often helpful when someone wants practical strategies to manage day-to-day distress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and how they influence current relationships and self-worth, which can be useful for addressing attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and communication difficulties.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ally works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and lived experience, and then tailors methods so they feel appropriate and manageable. She balances skill-building with empathic listening so clients can both learn tools and make sense of deeper relational patterns.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit busy schedules and varied communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while accessing licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations, and they support ongoing skill practice between sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English