Alaine Lagasse, LPC, LPCC

Alaine Lagasse is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Minnesota and Alaska, with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship issues, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and she has professional experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT-identifying clients.

Alaine uses direct, interactive conversations to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. She also includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and mindfulness practices to help people shift how they relate to difficult thoughts and feelings.

Her past work included readjustment counseling for military veterans, where she addressed combat- and sexual-trauma related issues, substance use, career transition concerns, and relationship strain. That background informs her approach to trauma, addictions, and life transitions with an emphasis on practical skills and step-by-step changes.

In sessions Alaine focuses on clear goals, concrete strategies, and ongoing adjustment of the plan when something is not working. She uses motivational interviewing techniques to build motivation for change and solution-focused methods to create short-term progress. Clients can expect straightforward feedback and collaborative planning.

She notes particular attention to issues such as caregiver stress, blended family matters, family of origin patterns, codependency, infidelity, isolation, and guilt or shame. People who prefer a practical, structured style that combines behavior change with acceptance and mindfulness often report this approach fits their needs.

Approaches used in online sessions