Dr. Alysia Smith
Compassionate CBT-informed care for practical change
LPC, LCPC Wisconsin
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Alysia
Dr. Alysia Smith brings a cognitive behavioral orientation to her clinical work, using structured, skills-focused methods to help clients identify and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
With a doctorate in Developmental Psychology and two master’s degrees in Professional Counseling and Human Service Counseling (including a cognate in Addiction and Recovery), she integrates evidence-informed strategies to address stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood disorders, and related concerns. Licensed in Wisconsin as an LPC and LCPC, Dr.
Smith has six years of professional experience working with issues such as relationship difficulties, grief, eating concerns, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, and life transitions. She emphasizes clients’ strengths and personal expertise in their own stories, encouraging active collaboration and practical skill building to improve coping and daily functioning.
Her approach balances goal-oriented techniques with attention to values like forgiveness, multicultural considerations, and life purpose. Prospective clients can expect a supportive, straightforward style that focuses on measurable progress while honoring individual circumstances and goals.
Online Sessions Grounded in CBT and Skills-Based Methods
Dr. Smith often employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many common daily challenges. She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for clients struggling with intense emotions or relationship difficulties.Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, assess needs, and adapt methods so that interventions fit personal preferences and life circumstances. That collaborative stance helps clients test what works and adjust approaches over time.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer scheduling flexibility and allow skills practice and check-ins between live sessions, supporting consistent progress while fitting therapy into varied routines.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed
Wisconsin, Kansas
Languages
English