Alyse Scanlon

Alyse Scanlon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Alyse describes life purpose as one area she helps people explore as they reconsider what matters next.

She focuses on practical work in sessions. That might mean learning ways to manage panic symptoms, talking through communication problems, or addressing guilt and shame that follow a painful event. She also supports people handling adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, infidelity, and separation.

Alyse uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and narrative work to help people spot unhelpful patterns and tell clearer stories about themselves. Sessions often involve straightforward skill practice, tracking thoughts and behaviors, and trying different ways of responding to stress.

She has notable experience with first responder issues and with people experiencing compassion fatigue. Alyse also notes experience supporting fathers and women who are processing family of origin concerns.

People who come when they feel stuck about work or life purpose may find concrete, step-by-step support. She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps shape next steps without promising a single outcome. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and small behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active. Online sessions can focus on setting clear behavioral experiments, tracking results, and reviewing homework together in real time.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and manage panic symptoms. In a remote session these practices can be guided and then reviewed so clients can integrate short practices into daily routines.

Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. In sessions the therapist helps people retell parts of their experience so they can find different meanings and options for action.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alyse will work with each person to decide what methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts tools as those needs change.

Session format details are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when life is busy. Therapists and licensed professionals often find remote sessions useful for continuing regular work between in-person visits or when schedules are tight.