Alyson Filippa , LCSW

Alyson Filippa is a California-licensed clinical social worker with ten years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. She brings lived experience to her work - she is a mother of three, divorced, and a cancer survivor - and draws on that perspective to connect with clients facing complex life transitions.

Alyson emphasizes that people often already possess internal resources to heal, and she guides clients toward discovering and using those strengths. Her practice includes support for parenting and family issues, and she often works with individuals seeking a deeper sense of meaning, connection, and purpose. She is comfortable supporting clients through attachment and blended family concerns, caregiving and aging matters, chronic illness and pain, and end-of-life or hospice-related challenges.

Trained as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Alyson applies evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs. Her approach is collaborative and grounded in practical tools for coping as well as exploratory work around identity, intimacy, and relationships. She welcomes spiritually minded clients who are interested in personal growth and deeper connection.

Evidence-Based Techniques for Online Support

Alyson uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical coping skills and relational healing. She employs skills-based strategies to help people manage stress and anxiety - teaching concrete tools for regulation, coping, and reducing daily overwhelm. She also integrates attachment-informed, relational work for relationship and intimacy concerns - exploring patterns in connection, communication, and emotional closeness to improve partnerships and family dynamics. When grief or life transition is central, she offers focused support that helps clients process loss while identifying meaning and next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alyson works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time and invites clients into decision making about pace and focus.

Online therapy with Alyson is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without rearranging life around appointments, helping therapy fit into everyday routines and responsibilities.