HELLO, MY NAME IS
ALYSSA CHRISTOPHER
(she/they)
📋 Pre-Licensed Professional 📍Boston, MA 💬 English
Alyssa Christopher is a fourth year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at University of Massachusetts Boston. They previously graduated with a BS in Psychology from Centre College as a Posse Scholar and originally are from so-called Massachusetts. Their research interests include examining the impact of structural oppression (e.g., anti-Blackness, ableism/sanism, anti-fatness, cisheteropatriarchy, etc.) on the psychological well-being of Black LGBTQIA+ young adults and the presence of these structures within the mental health system. Clinically Alyssa incorporates principles of liberation psychology, Black/African-centered psychology, mad pride, and disability justice to offer collaborative person-centered therapy that is grounded in understanding clients in the context of power, privilege, and oppression.
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Qualifications
🛋️ Not yet practicing
🎓 B.S. in Psychology and Classical Studies; M.A. in Clinical Psychology expected December 2024; PhD in Clinical Psychology expected May 2027
My Practice At A Glance
🗒️ Modalities: Relational, Person-Centered, CBT, DBT, ACT, culturally informed relational psychodynamic approaches
👥 Clientele: I see transition age youth/young adults (16-24), people of the Black and African diaspora, LGBTQIA+ folks, MMIND (Mad, mentally ill, neurodivergent, disabled) folks
🧩 Specialities: Experiences of sanism/ableism in mental health services, Identity development (racial, gender, sexuality, disability, cont.), Relationship/attachment based concerns, Self esteem and self compassion focused work, Experiences of marginalization/oppression; stress and coping in anti-capitalist community focused ways; Processing trauma and grief experiences
Finances
Insurance: Not Accepted
Private Pay: N/A