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Alyssa Hardesty, LCSW

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Alyssa

Alyssa Hardesty is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges around relationships and self-esteem. With four years of professional experience, she emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and adapts conversations and treatment to each person’s unique situation.

Background and approach

Alyssa aims to support clients navigating life transitions, grief, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and concerns related to intimacy and parenting, while also addressing issues such as guilt, isolation, and questions of life purpose. She brings a practical, client-centered stance to therapy, meeting people where they are and tailoring plans to their goals and preferences.

Alyssa recognizes the courage it takes to begin therapy and works collaboratively to build motivation, improve communication, and strengthen coping skills. Her work includes attention to mood disorders and ADHD as part of a broader approach to emotional health and daily functioning in Florida-based clients who seek support in English.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and insight. Cognitive approaches help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, and motivation problems, and are useful for everyday stress management. Behavioral and skills-based methods emphasize building routines, problem-solving, and emotion regulation strategies to improve functioning in work, relationships, and daily life. These approaches are commonly used to support concerns such as depression, ADHD-related challenges, overwhelm, and relationship strain.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore which methods feel most helpful, adapt techniques to personal goals, and adjust the plan over time based on progress and preferences. This shared decision-making helps ensure the chosen strategies fit the client's needs and lifestyle.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access sessions around work or caregiving responsibilities. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide continuity of care and frequent check-ins when useful, and they can make it simpler to practice new skills between live sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Alyssa works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, parenting and career-related difficulties, as well as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is Alyssa's therapeutic style?
She takes a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach, tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each client's unique needs and emphasizing collaborative goal-setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has four years of professional practice experience working with clients on mood concerns, life transitions, workplace stress, and interpersonal challenges.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Alyssa is a Florida-licensed LCSW and practices in Florida; her credential is listed as FL LCSW SW20950.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English