Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Alaine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Alaska, Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alaine
Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor, holding LPC and LPCC credentials and practicing in Minnesota. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a direct, interactive style that helps people face difficult issues honestly. She works with adults on problems like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, anger, sleep trouble, and self-esteem.
She is respectful of LGBT identities and aims to create a supportive space for exploration. Alaine draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action that fits those values. Mindfulness practices are woven in to build awareness and reduce reactivity. <brHer sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented. She uses straightforward conversation, occasional coaching, and exercises between sessions to build skills.
When addiction or trauma shows up, she addresses safety, coping strategies, and steps toward healthier routines. Alaine has experience supporting people through major life changes, grief, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, and problems with communication or commitment. She also helps with challenges linked to bipolar disorder, ADHD, and co-occurring conditions.
Her background includes work with military readjustment and veterans during earlier years of practice. People who prefer clear feedback and actionable steps may find her approach a good fit. She encourages clients to set small, achievable goals and to notice progress over time.
If someone is ready to make changes, she focuses on helping them take the next realistic step.
What Alaine works with
Everything Alaine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alaine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alaine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Alaine commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters to them and take small steps that match those values while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to select methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with CBT skill-building, adding ACT values work, or weaving in mindfulness practices as needed.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be useful when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer short check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats give flexibility for scheduling, steady follow-up, and ways to practice skills in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Alaine
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, sleep problems, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and somewhat direct. Sessions focus on honest conversation, practical skills, and clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 12 years of professional experience, including prior work supporting people during military readjustment and helping those who have experienced trauma and abuse.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Minnesota with licensure noted as AK LPC and MN LPCC in her background.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.