Alexandrea "Ally" DeFelice, LMHC

Alexandrea "Ally" DeFelice is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 14 years of experience practicing in Massachusetts. She focuses on common but heavy problems like depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship challenges. Ally encourages people to recognize their strengths and take manageable steps toward change. She uses clear, direct conversation to help clients take the first steps toward feeling better.

Ally centers sessions on what each person brings to the room. She listens closely to each client’s story and helps them identify practical ways to cope and move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is one of the approaches she uses to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that come from early relationships. These methods help people understand why they may repeat the same conflicts or feel stuck in certain roles. Sessions aim to make those patterns easier to recognize and change.

Client-centered work is another part of Ally’s style. That means she follows the client’s priorities and supports their goals rather than imposing a fixed plan. She combines that with skills-oriented tools from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and reflections from existential work when they fit the situation.

Her approach suits people who want practical tools and compassionate listening. She explains options plainly and helps clients choose what feels most useful. Starting therapy is often hard, and Ally emphasizes steady, understandable steps toward clearer thinking and greater emotional balance.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Alexandrea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test the thoughts that feed anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on changing thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and small experiments. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to trace relationship patterns back to early bonds and see how those patterns shape current reactions and expectations. It helps people understand why they get stuck in certain relational cycles or feel especially threatened by loss or rejection.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ally will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together they may mix skills practice, reflective conversation, and work on relationship patterns until the plan fits the client’s needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls work well for longer sessions that include visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between sessions.