Dr. Alysia Smith, LPC, LCPC

Dr. Alysia Smith blends practical, evidence-based therapy with a respectful, strengths-focused stance. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with six years of experience practicing in Wisconsin. She works to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to begin.

Dr. Smith frames clients as experts on their own lives. She listens for what already works and builds from those strengths. Sessions tend to focus on concrete skills and small, doable changes that fit daily life rather than abstract theory.

Her background includes graduate work in counseling and developmental psychology and a cognate in addiction and recovery. That mix informs her approach to issues like stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges. She also addresses mood disorders, grief, and concerns related to identity and multicultural experience.

In sessions she draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to shape practical steps and clearer thinking. She helps people work through parenting strain, career transitions, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. Veteran and Armed Forces issues are also listed among her areas of focus.

People who choose her can expect direct, respectful conversation about goals. She aims to help clients identify small changes that add up to better coping and clearer direction. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site's start process and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Dr. Smith commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to shape her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Motivational Interviewing helps people move through ambivalence by clarifying values and strengthening commitment to change, which is often useful for addictions and behavior change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. The plan can change as progress is tracked and new needs emerge.

Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list formats. In general, online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between other obligations. It can also let people use shorter check-ins when needed or avoid video if that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing techniques to work well in virtual settings while focusing on practical skills and real-life application.