Alyse Scanlon, LICSW

Alyse Scanlon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults cope with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward.

Scanlon emphasizes building self-love, clearer communication, and a renewed sense of purpose during sessions. She has experience supporting women and first responders, and she often helps clients who are dealing with guilt, shame, panic, or the fallout of infidelity. Adoption and foster care concerns and family of origin issues are also areas she addresses.

Her style blends practical tools with an attentive, patient presence. Sessions look at current patterns and small changes that can ease daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices are part of her toolkit, along with narrative work that helps people reframe their stories.

People who come to her can expect to talk through both immediate problems and longer standing patterns. She aims to set clear goals together and track progress in simple, doable steps. The tone is warm but grounded, focusing on actions you can try between sessions.

Scanlon practices in Massachusetts and offers services in English. If you are juggling caregiving or dealing with work-related strain, she includes caregiver issues and compassion fatigue among her focus areas.

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Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily tension in the moment. It teaches breathing and attention exercises that can reduce reactivity to stress and panic. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes. It often includes concrete homework to try between sessions. Narrative Therapy invites people to tell and reshape their life stories so painful events feel less defining.

Choosing the right mix of these methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their goals and comfort level. That choice can shift as therapy progresses, and adjustments are made together.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a longer visit isn’t possible. They also let people use mindfulness and CBT exercises in real time where daily life happens. The focus is on practical ways to support coping and clearer communication while working around everyday schedules.