Hi, I’m Alyssa, and I’m so glad you’re here.

Why I built TerraSolis

Terra, the ground beneath you. Solis, the light that helps you see clearly. I named my practice for the two things I think people need most when something has changed them: something solid to stand on, and enough clarity to figure out what comes next.

Over fifteen years of clinical work, I kept noticing the same thing across very different clients — someone six months out from a divorce, someone newly diagnosed, someone questioning a faith they’d held their whole life, someone stepping into caregiving overnight. The content of what happened to them was completely different. But the process of actually integrating it — making it part of a life they could recognize as their own — followed a pattern I could see and support. That pattern became the TerraSolis Transformational Integration Model, and it’s now the organizing framework for everything I do in session.

A little about my path here

I was born and raised in Colorado and have always felt a deep connection to this state. I attended the University of Denver for both my undergraduate degree and my master’s in counseling psychology, and I’ve known I wanted to do this work since I was young — a conviction that took root through hospice volunteer work in high school and college. That early experience with people at the edge of major life transitions has stayed at the center of my practice ever since, through hospice work in Tanzania, case management with the Colorado AIDS Project, and current work as a disaster mental health volunteer with the American Red Cross.

I’ve practiced Vipassana meditation since 2007. It’s shaped my clinical work as much as any training I’ve had — it’s where I learned to observe an experience before rushing to explain it, to stay grounded in difficult moments, and to hold space without judgment. That same discipline is built directly into the “Observe” stage of the TerraSolis model.

As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I understand firsthand what it means to navigate identity, acceptance, and belonging — including the specific work of coming out and building a life that reflects who you actually are. That understanding shapes how I show up for every client, not only LGBTQIA+ clients.

Outside of work, I stay grounded through CrossFit, time outdoors — hiking, camping, or just a quiet walk in the woods — and reading widely. I’m always up for a book recommendation.