Alyssa Coughlan
Métis Registered Provisional Psychologist, EMDR Trained
Accepting New Clients
Edmonton
Alyssa's Fee: $180/hour
Virtual & In-Person
Alyssa is committed to helping clients discover their inner strengths and develop new skills to help them heal. She is excited for the opportunity to accompany clients on their journey.
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In 2018, Alyssa completed the Certificate in Building Capacity for Reconciliation offered by the University of Alberta Augustana Campus.
Direct Billing to:
Greenshield
AB Bluecross
Medavie (Veterans Only)
Alyssa Specializes In The Following Conditions
Anxiety
Alyssa specializes in helping people living with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, test anxiety, panic disorders and phobias.
Low Self Esteem
Alyssa works with teenagers and adults to help them build up their self esteem, develop new found confidence, and feel better about themselves in their day to day lives.
Communication
Alyssa can help improve communication by providing strategies to improve listening skills, encourage expression, and reduce strong reactions.
Trust Issues
Trust is easily broken and difficult to repair. Alyssa can help individuals process the breach in trust and gain skills to learn to accept or overcome trust issues.
Depression
Depression can feel overwhelming and lonely, but Alyssa is here for you. She has experience helping people living with depression begin to heal.
Stress & Burn Out
Chronic stress affects people of all ages and walks of life. Alyssa uses her experience with help individuals reduce stress and focus on relaxation.
Pain & Illness
Alyssa is here for you to help you process your diagnosis or illness, as well as teach you how the brain plays a role in chronic pain to break the pain cycle.
Life Changes
Therapy can help you get through major life changes such as divorce, moving to a new city, health changes, retirement, graduation and more.
Trauma
Alyssa uses her training in EMDR and CBT to gently reduce the distressing effects of trauma by providing effective coping skills and strategies.
Relationships
Alyssa works with individuals to improve their bond with family, friends and coworkers, build trust and intimacy, and set boundaries.
Perfectionism
Alyssa helps her clients recognize and overcome their emphasis on perfection which is unattainable and causes them to feel worthless, depressed or anxious.
Women's Health
Alyssa supports women who are struggling with fertility issues, perimenopause, postpartum depression or premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Who can Alyssa help?
Alyssa specializes in treating adolescents (14+), adults, seniors, athletes, and first responders who are suffering from depression, anxiety disorders, and emotional regulation.
Adolescents (12+)
Adults
Seniors
First Responders
Athletes
Alyssa's Approaches
Alyssa uses a person-centered approach to create a safe space for clients to embark on a new journey.
She has been trained in cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy (SFT), and mindfulness; modalities she uses in collaboration with her clients to create a treatment plan, develop new skills and achieve the client's goals.
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Alyssa uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR), clinical hypnosis, and solution-focused therapy to treat a variety of conditions depending on the need of the individual clients.
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More About Alyssa
Alyssa enjoys walking her dog, Waffles. She also enjoys reading, and, most of all, gardening in the summer.
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