About Alisyn
Alisyn Cundiff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related struggles, grief, and ADHD. She focuses on practical steps people can take right now. Her tone is warm and encouraging, and she aims to make talking about hard things easier for busy parents and adults.
Alisyn uses clear, goal-focused conversation to help people find routines and choices that fit their lives.
Background and approach
She draws from client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques to outline small behavior changes and thought shifts. Mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing are woven in to build motivation and reduce overwhelm. Her work values connection and steady progress over quick fixes.
Sessions emphasize pacing that feels doable, not rushed, and she prioritizes building trust before pushing into difficult areas. Clients can expect direct practical suggestions along with space to process emotions. Alisyn has three years of professional clinical experience as an LCSW.
She has worked with people dealing with trauma, addiction, parenting stress, relationship strain, and a mix of mood and impulse concerns. That background shapes how she supports people through everyday challenges. Most conversations focus on making clear next steps, improving communication, and reducing the daily strain caused by symptoms like restlessness or distractibility.
The plan is always collaborative: set a realistic goal, try it out, and adjust as needed.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Alisyn commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, showing empathy, and helping the person lead the conversation so goals emerge naturally. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior, then tries small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice stress responses and reduce reactivity, and motivational interviewing to strengthen motivation for change. Together these approaches are used to tailor a plan based on what the person wants to accomplish and what feels doable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about current concerns, goals, and daily routines, then suggest options and try methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. Adjustments are made along the way based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be lower bandwidth, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and messaging works for brief updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily rhythms.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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