Discover your innate capacity to heal.
Trauma informed therapy and EMDR for those navigating anxiety in relationships, the lasting impact of emotionally immature parents, issues with self-esteem, and recent traumatic events. Serving individuals in person in Chicago, and virtually throughout Illinois and Washington state.
Struggling in your relationships?
You often feel insecure, responsible for managing others’ emotions, or find it hard to voice your own needs. You long for connection, but relationships leave you feeling more anxious or unfulfilled than you had hoped.
Grew Up With an Emotionally Immature Parent?
Maybe a parent was critical, unpredictable, or made everything about them. Now, you find yourself struggling with boundaries, guilt, or validating your own needs and feelings.
Constantly achieving, but still questioning your worth?
You look put together, but feel a chronic sense of never being enough. You’re not sure how to get to the bottom of this, but you’re eager for something to change.
Recently Experienced a Trauma or Loss?
Whether it’s a difficult breakup, accident, illness, medical procedure, or loss, you’re having a hard time moving forward. EMDR can help you fully process the experience, and find relief.
Beginning therapy can feel daunting, as well as choosing a therapist that feels right for you.
Meet Alissa Mazzenga, LCPC, LMHC
Alissa Mazzenga is a therapist trained in relationally psychodynamic, attachment based, and trauma oriented approaches to healing, including advanced training in EMDR. Alissa holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
She practices with a warm, relational style, that allows a client to feel known and authentically empowered.
The name, "Ver," is derived from the Spanish verb meaning "to see" and the Latin root for truth, reflecting a commitment to helping you see and embrace your own truth.
Primary Offerings
Individual Therapy
Weekly or biweekly therapy for insight, healing, and growth. A warm, relational space to gain insight, explore what’s no longer working, and reconnect with yourself.
Individual Therapy + EMDR
A powerful, integrative therapy to help process trauma, anxiety, or overwhelming experiences. Especially helpful when traditional talk therapy hasn’t brought relief.
EMDR Intensives
Extended format EMDR sessions, for 3-4 hours at a time, for those who want focused support over a shorter timeframe. Designed to go deeper, sooner.
How to get started
Schedule a Consultation
Take the first step with a 15 minute call to meet Alissa, ask any questions, and explore whether working together is a good fit.
Outline Your Goals
In your first few sessions, you and Alissa will work together to identify measurable markers of personal progress.
Start Healing
Weekly sessions are focused on processing past and present experiences, staying connected to your goals so that you can move forward with your life.