Alyssa Van Lopik, LCSW

Alyssa Van Lopik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience. She helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, and other life challenges. She practices in Texas and offers therapy using clear, practical steps to reach goals.

Alyssa takes a client-centered approach. She treats each person as the expert on their life and works together with them to set the pace and direction of sessions. She leans on strengths and focuses on small, doable changes rather than overwhelming plans.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and how changing those patterns can improve day-to-day life. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and improving relationships.

Alyssa has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, partial and intensive outpatient programs, and in private practice in the Austin area. That mix of settings informs how she adapts her approach to different needs and situations.

She trained in social work at Loyola University Chicago and studied psychology at the University of Michigan. Outside of clinical work, she is a Registered Yoga Teacher and enjoys reading, cooking, and travel. Her style is collaborative and practical, aimed at helping people build coping skills and make steady progress.

How approach and online delivery work together

Alyssa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to try practical changes that reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills in mindfulness, managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships, which can be especially helpful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and adjust methods as therapy progresses. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus on skills training, processing difficult experiences, or a blend of methods.

Online therapy can make accessing care easier. Video calls allow face-to-face work similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, skill practice between sessions, or when a written format feels easier. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while still using evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT.