MA, PhD (in progress)
Alyssa Di Bartolomeo is in the final phase of her doctoral degree (PhD Candidate) in Clinical Psychology at York University and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Alyssa’s research focuses on identifying key ingredients necessary for therapeutic change and how psychotherapy training can be improved to support client progress. Her clinical work at Vaughan Psychologists focuses on supporting adults and is supervised by Dr. Suzy Weidenfelder.
Alyssa prioritizes providing a safe and collaborative environment for clients to work through difficult emotions and experiences. She uses warmth, curiosity, authenticity, and humour to develop a strong therapeutic alliance with each of her clients – a key ingredient for therapy success.
Alyssa has experience working with clients with diverse concerns including relationship/interpersonal difficulties, trauma, identity concerns, life transitions, emotion dysregulation, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use, psychosis, and more. Her approach to psychotherapy is grounded within a humanistic framework and draws from a variety of evidence-based modalities such as, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Alyssa has gained significant experience across a wide range of clinical settings including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Therapeutic Neighbourhood (inpatient service), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Complex Care and Recovery – CBT for Psychosis (outpatient service), the York University Psychology Clinic, and private practice.
