Alisa Fulvio
Alisa is a psychotherapist who specializes in maternal mental health. She resides in Fairfield with her husband and four kids (2012,2015,2018,2020). Following the birth of her second child, Alisa pursued her dream of starting her private practice by founding Balanced Being Counseling, LLC. Her office is in downtown Fairfield, where she works with women to find balance and reduce stress. Alisa is trained in treating perinatal and postpartum mental health concerns such as Anxiety, Depression, and OCD. You can often find Alisa sweating through a bootcamp class, cooking, folding laundry, or driving her flock of kids all over town.
Curl Care 101
As a curly-haired mama, I welcomed the curls that began to sprout on my first born’s head. At six months old, her straight hair...
Where are you Rainbow Baby?
Where are you Rainbow Baby?
Why won’t you come? I’m doing everything I did before. So why is it not working? Why is it taking...
Elsa’s Powers and Anxiety: A Psychotherapist’s Perspective
Have you seen the movie Frozen? Well if you have little ones, own a television and breathe oxygen, then chances are you have watched...
7 Ways Being a Social Worker Prepared Me for Motherhood
We’ve all heard the saying, “Nothing can fully prepare you for motherhood.” And I would have to agree. The exhaustion, the struggle, the love. You...
EVA NYC and My Morning Hair
If you are anything like me, a shower is part of your daily self care. Seems simple, but my shower is my sacred time....
Me, Myself, and My Intrusive Thoughts
***Trigger Warning***
Before becoming a mother, I was a clinical social worker. Despite my training in the mental health field, my knowledge of perinatal mental...
Meet Alisa: The Balanced Mama
If you had told me a year ago that I would be writing for a blog, I would have probably laughed out loud. But...