Aleia Van Dyke, LCSW

Aleia Van Dyke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She emphasizes acceptance and practical steps. Sessions focus on identifying goals, increasing self-understanding, and building tools that make daily life easier.

Aleia has more than 11 years of experience working with people who are figuring out identity and self-acceptance. She offers a calm, non-judgmental space for exploring difficult emotions. Her practice includes supporting people affected by trauma, mood challenges, and complex mental health issues.

Clients often bring questions about parenting, blended family dynamics, jealousy, and non-monogamous relationship structures. Aleia listens for what matters most and helps people sort priorities and next steps. She also addresses attachment concerns and patterns rooted in family of origin.

Her work covers a range of issues including postpartum depression, dissociation, self-harm, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide interventions and name practical strategies that can be tried between sessions.

Aleia practices in California as an LCSW and meets people in straightforward, supportive conversation. She encourages curiosity about one’s patterns and offers concrete tools to try so progress is measurable and relevant to everyday life.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Many people Aleia sees benefit from straightforward, evidence-based techniques that teach skills for managing strong feelings and improving relationships. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress. These methods are practical and often include small experiments or skill practice between sessions.

Trauma-informed strategies help people recognize how past experiences affect current reactions and work slowly to increase emotional safety and regulation. When trauma or dissociation is present, sessions emphasize pacing, grounding skills, and creating steps that feel manageable.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Aleia will listen to your goals and preferences, discuss options, and adjust the plan as you learn what helps. She encourages trying techniques together and checking in about what is useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking so they fit your needs. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow work on skills in the context of everyday life. Therapists can also adapt exercises to shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on what works best.