Alyssa Held
Alyssa Held, MSW RSW
Registered Social Worker
Alyssa works with youth, young adults, adults, and families experiencing a range of personal and interpersonal challenges.
Meet Alyssa.
She works collaboratively with the individual to explore experiences and events related to mental health, trauma, sexuality or gender identity, loss, life change and transitions, issues around identity and self-esteem, and interpersonal issues with friends, family, partners, and peers.
Alyssa uses an approach which focuses on the importance of each individual’s relationship with themselves and works with her clients to strengthen their connection between mind and body. Alyssa focuses on empowering each individual to identify and mobilize their strengths and supports, and to learn and develop new ways of managing and coping with life’s challenges.
Using an integrative, exploratory, client-centered approach, Alyssa recognizes every client as the driver and expert of their own experiences and journey. She provides a safe, non-judgmental, supportive, inclusive and strength-based environment for her clients to explore and connect to their experiences and emotions. Alyssa has experience with a number of different therapeutic modalities and recognizes the importance of tailoring therapy to each individual’s unique needs. She recognizes the importance of going at each individual’s own pace and works with her clients to identify and create positive and meaningful change.
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• Master of Social Work, University of Toronto
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• Children’s Therapy
• Teen Therapy
• Young Adult Therapy
• Family Therapy
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• Life transitions
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Issues around identity and self-esteem
• Interpersonal issues with friends
• Family and peers
• Stress management
• Sexuality and gender identity (LGTBQ+)
• Grief/loss
• Issues around decision making and problem-solving
• Building confidence in oneself
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• Trauma-Informed Therapy
• Narrative Therapy Approaches to Trauma
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)