Alaine Lagasse, LPC, LPCC

Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience helping people navigate major life changes and trauma. She practices in Minnesota and brings 12 years of clinical work to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain. Alaine aims to be direct yet compassionate so clients feel heard and guided toward concrete next steps.

She began work supporting veterans during the transition from military to civilian life, addressing combat-related and sexual trauma, substance concerns, and job or relationship stress. That early work shaped a practical style that focuses on what a person can do now to feel steadier and more in control.

Alaine uses a mix of cognitive-behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment strategies, and mindfulness practices. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s situation. Conversations often include identifying unhelpful thinking, experimenting with new behaviors, and learning ways to tolerate strong emotions.

She also brings motivational interviewing skills when people are sorting out substance use or big life changes. The approach is straightforward and goal oriented, with room for compassion and pacing based on the client’s needs.

Alaine welcomes people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning, and she works respectfully with diverse identities. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers practical support and accountability while helping them build skills for long term coping.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Alaine uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that make daily life easier. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep issues, and patterns that keep people stuck.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify what matters most and take actions that align with those values even when feelings are difficult. That approach often helps with long term coping and motivation.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which ideas to try first and adjust the plan over time based on progress and feedback.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use practices like mindfulness or structured CBT worksheets in the moment during a session.