Alyssa Autterson, LPC-A, APCC, Therapist and Founder. Relational, grounded therapy for adults and couples in Austin, TX and across California. Online and in-person support for trauma, PTSD, eating disorders, anxiety, perfectionism, and more.

Alyssa Autterson, MA, LPC-A, APCC

Therapy for Creatives, Professionals, Couples, & Individuals

Navigating Life Transitions, Anxiety & Trauma

(SHE/HER)

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, relationship stress, trauma, perfectionism, or a major life transition, therapy offers a space to feel heard, understood, and empowered. Many of the clients I work with are balancing demanding careers, creative pursuits, relationships, or significant life changes while striving to stay grounded in who they truly are.

Supporting Creatives, Professionals, New Parents, Couples & High-Achieving Individuals

Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly a decade in the entertainment industry. Combined with my clinical training, this experience allows me to understand the stress, burnout, and misalignment that often arise in high-pressure careers, creative industries, and academic environments.

I have a deep passion for supporting creatives, entrepreneurs, high-achieving professionals, and emerging adults as they navigate identity, purpose, and life’s transitions.

Also, as a mom myself, I love the chance to work with women in the perinatal/postpartum period or new parents navigating the challenges of parenthood.

Finally, my love for couples work, including premarital, infidelity, betrayal, and communication and conflict resolution skills, is a pillar of my practice.

Trauma-Informed, Relational Care

I specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relationship stress, trauma and PTSD, perfectionism, complex family dynamics, body image concerns and eating disorders, identity exploration, narcissistic abuse, and major life transitions—including career changes, marriage, postpartum and perinatal experiences, new parenthood, and emerging adulthood.

My approach is relational, holistic, and collaborative, honoring clients as the experts in their own lives. My trauma-informed framework incorporates mind, body, and spirit, with a clinical foundation in EMDR through an EMDRIA-approved training program.

Inclusive & Affirming Therapy

My work is rooted in inclusion and cultural humility. I strive to create an affirming therapeutic space for clients who are racially and ethnically diverse, neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and from underrepresented faith backgrounds.

My goal is to help clients balance personal and professional demands while reducing anxiety and overthinking, healing from past wounds, strengthening relationships, increasing self-worth, and quieting the inner critic.

Education & Background

Originally from Texas, I earned my BA from the University of Southern California (Magna Cum Laude) before completing my MA in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University (Summa Cum Laude). I also founded Aligned Therapy Collective, a boutique mental health private practice in Austin, Texas.

Whether you’re seeking support through a difficult season or simply hoping to understand yourself more fully, therapy can provide the opportunity for meaningful, lasting change.

-ALYSSA

Align with your authentic self and discover a life of purpose at Aligned Therapy Collective.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation to explore whether we’re a good fit!

For more information:

Alyssa is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (#98429) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (#20194) supervised by Sarah Arnold LPC-S (TX) and Elizabeth Hill, LMFT (CA) and currently accepting new clients via Telehealth across Texas & California and in-person in North/Central Austin, Texas.

A little more about me…

By 29, I had achieved my “dream job” working as a TV Development Executive, living in Los Angeles—the life I’d worked towards achieving since I was 10. But something felt off. I felt like a “human doing” instead of a “human being” and was overwhelmed by fears: “What if I can’t find a career path that feels right?” or “What if I change careers, and I’m a failure?”.

Through the guidance of a nonjudgmental and supportive therapist, I confronted my fears, past traumas, and emotions I had long avoided. Together, we built a new, meaningful life narrative rooted in my authentic self, not societal markers of worthiness or success. This journey of self-discovery was not easy and still presents challenges, but it gave me the clarity and courage to pursue a life aligned with my values.

My past experiences fuel my passion as a psychotherapist. I believe in the transformative power of therapy to help you reconnect with your core self, redefine your life purpose, & navigate challenges with greater ease. It would be my privilege to guide you toward a more meaningful and peaceful life.

When I’m not working with my clients, I enjoy painting, traveling, ceramics, watching indie film & theater, reading, walking the trail with my golden retriever, Olive, & spending time with family and friends.

My Specialities

Individuals:

  • Anxiety & Overthinking

  • Trauma & PTSD

  • Perfectionism & Inner Critic

  • Career Stress & Identity Exploration

  • High-Achievers & Stress

  • Life Transitions

  • Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphia

  • Narcissistic Abuse

  • Women’s Health Issues (Including: Perinatal / Postpartum / New Motherhood)

  • Emotional Neglect & Childhood Wounds

Couples:

  • Communication Breakdown

  • Emotional & Romantic Disconnection

  • Premarital, Postpartum

  • New Mariage Transitions

  • New Parenting Transitions

  • Attachment Wounds

  • Trust Repair

  • Couples Navigating High Stress (Financial, Career, Familial)