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Alyssa Nagengast, Therapist
Therapist in Elmhurst, Illinois

Alyssa Nagengast, Therapist

Specialties:
Anxiety Panic attacks Stress management ADHD Adoption & foster care +29
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 3-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans

Alyssa Nagengast, LCSW, is committed to helping individuals with an array of mental health needs. She’s caring, non-judgmental, and uses empathetic listening and humor to help clients face emotional situations and promote personal growth. Alyssa earned an undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and an MSW from Simmons University. She works with teens and adults struggling with a variety of challenges, including trauma, interpersonal relationships and communication, and LGBTQIA needs. In therapy, Alyssa uses CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Art Therapy, and other techniques to help clients achieve goals. She understands that all clients have a story, and she’s here to figure out what brought them to this point and how to help them get better.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Stress management
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Anger issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & work issues
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Family conflict
  • Fertility
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Grief & loss
  • LGBTQ+
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Parenting
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • School avoidance
  • School behavioral issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Sexual trauma
  • Social skills & communication
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Unhealthy eating habits

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Simmons University

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Alyssa Nagengast, Therapist in Elmhurst, Illinois

Alyssa Nagengast

Therapist in Elmhurst, Illinois

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