About Alyssa
For the last 20 years, Alyssa has led an inspired journey. After spending nearly a decade in the biotech industry participating in the launch of two successful life changing medicines for Cystic Fibrosis and Hepatitis C, she still felt like there was something missing in her life. After one session with a coach at Handel Group, she quickly discovered what was missing – she wasn’t living true to her own dreams; she wasn’t happy; and she didn’t know how to become happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa became a coach, changed careers, transformed the dynamic in her family, navigated addiction, fully recovered from a bout with cancer, and confronted how to create and maintain great relationships in her life. Over nearly a decade, she brought a deep understanding of the Handel Method® to her work with clients, students at MIT, Columbia University and the New York School system and in major launches including Mark Hyman’s 10 Day Detox Diet and the build, test and launch of Inner.U, Handel Group’s first digital course. Most recently, Alyssa embarked on a mission independent from Handel Group to re-design how mental health issues are understood and discussed. Alyssa is currently coaching clients and brings multiple modalities to her work.
Alyssa grew up in Boston and received her Bachelor’s degree in communication, film and technical writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the Massachusetts School of Psychology. She is currently training with Marianne Williamson to be a certified Miracle-Minded Coach incorporating the principles of A Course in Miracles in her work. She is certified in process improvement techniques and six sigma practices. She is a dancer and practices 5 Rhythms dance. Alyssa lives in sunny Venice California.