Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor with twelve years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma.
01About Alaine
Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor with twelve years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She practices in Minnesota and brings a direct, straightforward style to sessions. She aims to treat people with respect and compassion, and she affirms clients of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Her background includes work as a readjustment counselor for military veterans, where she supported people facing combat-related and sexual trauma.
Background and approach
She has helped with depression, relationship concerns, substance use, career transitions, and other life changes. That work shaped her practical approach to therapy. Alaine blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
She uses Motivational Interviewing and client-centered methods to match conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps the client can try between meetings. In the room she is interactive and sometimes direct.
She values honesty and helps people face difficult emotions while keeping a compassionate tone. Her work often centers on coping skills, reducing unhelpful patterns, and building routines that support better sleep, mood, and relationships. Clients who want practical tools and straightforward feedback tend to do well with her style.
She tailors treatment plans to individual circumstances, including concerns about grief, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar mood changes, and substance problems. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers steady support and clear next steps.
02Credentials
- LPC (Alaska)
- License 121549 · expires October 2027
- LPCC (Minnesota)
- License 5085 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1871141077 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alaine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Alaine names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Alaine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How practical therapies translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps a person notice thoughts and feelings without getting trapped by them, then take steps that match what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches skills to shift unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That choice can be adjusted as therapy progresses so sessions stay useful and focused on real problems.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when that matters, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexible ways to share thoughts between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep using skills when life gets hectic.
05Questions people ask
What issues does she help with?
Alaine works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, sleep problems, grief, self-esteem and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is interactive and often direct, mixing compassion with honest feedback. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has twelve years of professional experience, including time as a readjustment counselor supporting military veterans through trauma and transition.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials, licensed in Alaska and Minnesota, and practices in Minnesota.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses 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 a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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