About Alyssa
Alyssa "Ally" Alicki is a licensed social worker in South Carolina. She brings three years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. Many come to her with concerns about self-esteem, parenting pressures, or LGBTQ questions.
Ally aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly and feel heard. Ally uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help clients make changes. Sessions focus on understanding what is causing distress and finding realistic ways to handle it day to day.
How Alyssa works
She addresses trauma and abuse with care, and supports people working through issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, or the effects of divorce and separation. Clients also explore life purpose, sexuality, and women's issues when those topics come up. Work on self-love and post-traumatic stress is paced to each person’s needs.
Ally centers the client's goals and helps build confidence and motivation to try new approaches. The therapist describes the counseling relationship as collaborative. She helps people set small, achievable goals and checks in on progress.
For parents, the focus is on managing the strain of parenting rather than on family sessions. All communication with Ally is in English. She offers several remote formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and day-to-day life.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to begin.
What Alyssa works with
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Training and background
| Register | LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic Techniques and Online Care
Ally focuses on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage symptoms and build new skills. One common approach involves practical problem-solving and skill building to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This work breaks down worries into manageable steps and practices concrete coping skills that can be used between sessions.Another key element is trauma-informed care that moves at the client's pace. This approach recognizes how past hurt affects daily life and uses careful, steady work to rebuild a sense of safety and confidence. It is useful for people addressing post-traumatic stress, abuse, abandonment, and attachment concerns.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Ally will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they will try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules - video for deeper conversations, phone for lower bandwidth, chat for quick check-ins, and messaging for ongoing support between sessions. The variety gives people flexibility to pick what works best for them.
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