Alissa Appel Jelveh

Alissa (she/her) is a Columbia University-trained psychotherapist with over 13 years of experience. Alissa believes we begin to heal through relationships. Alissa’s background is working with adult and children trauma survivors at the Safe Horizon Counseling Center. She has postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, holds a three year postgraduate certificate in couples therapy, and is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. Alissa is on the faculty in the Couple Therapy program at Training Institute for Mental Health and is adjunct faculty at New York University, Silver School of Social Work.

Alissa’s approach is warm and empathic. She collaborates with her patients to identify their subjective experiences, locate the feelings that are underneath, and put language to it. Alissa holds the perspective that change is not possible without a new emotional experience.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, Alissa received a BA and MA in English. Alissa believes we tell a story to ourselves about ourselves. Part of the work of therapy is to discover the story one has told about the self, and craft one’s story of life ahead.