Alyssa Crawford, LCPC

Alyssa Crawford is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who centers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. She aims to create a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can talk through pressing problems and learn practical skills. Alyssa keeps language simple and focuses on concrete steps clients can try between meetings. With six years of experience, she offers a steady approach for common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, and anger. She also helps people navigate relationship strain, family challenges, grief, and life changes. Her work includes supporting those facing addiction, trauma and abuse, or struggles with self-esteem and purpose. Alyssa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize each person’s goals, and she borrows tools from dialectical behavior therapy and solution-focused work when they fit. Sessions emphasize clear goals, homework that feels doable, and skills practice. She holds licensure as LCPC in Kansas and Montana and operates from Iowa for this practice. Sessions are in English and offered via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. International clients are not accepted. Alyssa aims to meet people where they are and collaborate on a plan that fits their life. She encourages small, sustainable changes and focuses on building coping skills that make daily life feel more manageable.

How Alyssa’s Approaches Work Online

Alyssa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced ones; this approach often focuses on small behavioral experiments and practical homework. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, which can help when intimacy, trust, or communication are concerns. Client-Centered Therapy guides the way she collaborates with clients, letting each person set priorities while the therapist reflects and supports without directing the process.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Alyssa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what’s felt helpful in the past. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skill work, explore attachment patterns, or blend methods so sessions match changing needs.

Online therapy makes regular work easier to fit into life. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice interactions live. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill prompts, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats offer flexibility for busy schedules while keeping therapy focused on skills and progress.