Alyssa Petersel, LMSW

ALYSSA PETERSEL, LMSW, is Founder and CEO of My Wellbeing (mywellbeing.com), where she and her team take the guesswork out of connecting with the *right* therapist for you in NYC. Through My Wellbeing, Alyssa sends personalized therapist matches to therapy-seekers, curates content about mental health and stress relief, and builds community through innovative and empowering events and partnerships. Alyssa, also a writer and therapist, released her award-winning debut narrative nonfiction anthology, Somehow I Am Different, in March 2016. Alyssa graduated from Northwestern University in 2013 with dual BA degrees in psychology and international studies, graduated summa cum laude from New York University in May 2017 with her Master's in Social Work, and graduated from The Writer's Institute non-fiction program at CUNY Graduate Center in May 2017. A native New Yorker, Alyssa now lives in Brooklyn and enjoys coffee, community, and social justice.