Alissa Wolsky, MA

Therapist | Pre-Doctoral Intern

Alissa Wolsky (she/her/hers) is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at the California School of Professional Psychology. After obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she is now back in the CU community completing her Pre-Doctoral Internship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Alissa has experience working in a community mental health setting, a non-public school setting, and a Short-Term Acute Residential Treatment Center. Throughout her training and education, she has worked extensively with children and families across the lifespan to provide therapy to individuals with emotional and behavioral health challenges. Alissa specializes in providing culturally informed multi-method assessment practices to children and adolescents, particularly within historically marginalized populations. She is passionate about making kids feel safe, valued, and cared for while fostering a sustainable environment for growth and change using approaches grounded in Psychodynamic Play therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and comprehensive assessment.