- Values-based work
- Skill focused
- Mindfulness informed
About Alissa
Alissa Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Louisiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and depression. She draws on a range of practical approaches to help clients feel clearer and more able to cope.
Alissa focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and body sensations. She uses straightforward strategies from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients identify values and build small, meaningful steps toward them.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions emphasize listening, real-world skills, and collaborative goal setting. Clients can expect a mix of reflection, teaching, and practice they can use between meetings.
Alissa has seven years of clinical experience as an LMFT in Louisiana. She has worked in community and outpatient settings and brings that hands-on background into therapy sessions.
She often supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, and life transitions such as divorce or midlife shifts. Alissa also addresses body image, guilt and shame, isolation, men’s issues, and finding purpose.
To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. From there they schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Approaches that translate to online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to clarify what matters to them and take small, committed actions toward those values despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, meaning, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of body sensations and emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix approaches so practical skills and values-based work support one another.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people practice skills where they live and carry changes into day-to-day routines. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and tasks so sessions fit a client's schedule and everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Maine, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and depression, plus related issues like attachment, caregiver stress, chronic pain, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical, combining listening with concrete skills and homework to help people apply what they learn between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of experience as an LMFT working in community and outpatient settings and brings hands-on clinical practice to her work.
Where is the therapist located and how is she credentialed?
She practices in Louisiana and holds the LMFT credential with ME LMFT and LA LMFT listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.