Practitioner record · Checked 7 Oct 2026

Alyson Filippa has been in practice 10 years and is licensed in California. Alyson lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and grief among 28 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from Alyson's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

10years in practice
28subjects listed

01 · Who Alyson works with

Alyson works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and grief

Alyson lists 5 specialisms and 23 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Alyson chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
Also experienced with
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Attachment issues
  • BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
  • Blended family issues
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Codependency
  • Communication problems
  • Divorce and separation
  • Drug and alcohol addiction
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Life purpose
  • Midlife crisis
  • Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
  • Postpartum depression
  • Self-love
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Women's issues

02 · In Alyson's own words

What Alyson says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am licensed in California with 10 years of professional work experience. I am a mother of three, I am divorced and I am a cancer survivor. I believe we all have what we need inside of us to overcome our challenges and I am honored to be able to help my clients find their own innate, inner healer. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, & intimacy related issues. I also have experience working with parenting and family issues. I enjoy working with people who are spiritually minded and are looking to find a deeper sense of meaning, connection and purpose in their lives. Welcome!

Alyson Filippa, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Alyson practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Alyson's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Alyson at this point.

  2. Naming Alyson specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Alyson is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Alyson.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

04 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LCSW
Licensed in
California
Licence
CA LCSW 29587
Licence number
29587
Licence expires
31 Oct 2026
NPI
1184043085
Years in practice
10
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Not accepted
Listed since
15 May 2026

05 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Alyson's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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