Alyssa Siegel

Counsellor

Alyssa recently moved to Australia from the United States where she had a successful private practice for 17 years. Alyssa is a couples therapy specialist and has attended numerous training sessions with some of the highest regarded educators in the field of relationship psychology such as John Gottman, Esther Perel, Marty Klein and Terry Real. Alyssa was an active member of the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists and attended three years of multi-day conferences with this group. She has participated in intensives in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and IFS (Internal Family Systems). Alyssa is considered in the US a professional expert on infidelity and betrayal repair, communication, intimacy and complex sexuality issues such as desire discrepancies, life after sexual trauma and neurodiversity in relationships. Alyssa also works with gender identity and is an LGBQT affirming provider.

In addition to her work with couples Alyssa has many years of experience with a variety of populations and presentations. Her work started in community counseling with clients challenged by symptoms of anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. Her approach is strength based, trauma informed, systemic and person centered . Her style is proactive, empathic, direct and collaborative.

Alyssa is very passionate about assisting individuals and couples to find their inner wisdom and translate it into meaningful change. While she has no personal agenda with clients other than active presence and engagement, she hopes to support people in creating a better life for themselves and their families through increased self awareness, active listening, clear communication, compassion, and a balance of boundaries and flexibility in order to improve relational and life resilience and satisfaction. She offers observation and ideas informed by nearly two decades of clinical experience while recognizing the highly unique lived experience of each person she shares space with. She firmly believes that everyone is an expert in themselves and that we all can benefit from some outside perspective and support.

In her personal time Alyssa loves to spend time with her family and two new rescue bunnies, learn about and explore her new country, read, weave and make art out of found plants and objects. She has a lifelong love of learning and is a terrible but newly eager cook.

She sees clients in person on Mondays from 10-3 and online Tues-Fri 9-1

COST: $250 per 55 minute session