Bryenne Alesch, M.ED

Director of Operations

Teacher & Training Facilitator

Mental Health Provider

It’s never too late to make a career/life change, to grow and evolve, to adjust your life goals. After almost 17 years in the public-school classroom, I did just that. I moved from classroom teacher, to working within the mental health community. In my role at Elite I wear many hats, feeding my ADHD/Neuro need to be doing more than one thing at a time. “Oh look, sparklies!” 😉

As director of operations, I help our agency run behind the scenes. I love a good challenge, finding & connecting others to local resources, data crunching, and facilitating the best fit for client-provider placements possible. I am passionate about supporting others and, in turn, being supported. I truly believe in and live the phrase, “it takes a village.” There is value and significance in each of us. I bring sensitivity, innovation, problem-solving, positivity, and a strength-based approach to my practice; both on the office side of things and the client facing side.  

As a provider, I have a unique passion for working with those (and their families) that identify with the PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile of autism, folks who are neurodiverse, experience behavioral challenges, and/or are exploring identity. I primarily work with ages 5-12, families and schools. I believe in my soul that every child wants to learn, do well and succeed, some just don’t yet have the tools to do so on their own. I am driven to support systemic change in the lens through which we look at challenging behavior. What is the behavior trying to tell us? What skills are missing or lagging? WHY can’t expectations be completed? Utilizing this lens, I can help others understand diagnoses, manage symptoms, create and implement supports, coping mechanisms, and more.  

My unique experience as a teacher (with educational administration licensure), allows for a deep understanding of public school system practices. I provide:

• Mental health informed advocacy services (IEP/504 support/rights/goal setting, traversing school barriers -social, behavioral, and academic, manifest determination meetings…)  
• Diagnostic behavioral assessments and evaluations (Assessment of Lagging Skills & Unsolved Problems (ALSUP), Collaborative Problem Solving, Behavioral Support Plans (BSP), Law Enforcement Protocols (LEP), Safety Planning…)
• Psychoeducation and trainings to school staff, families, and/or caregivers (Explanation of mental health effects on the brain and development, Understanding PDA, PANDA approach to PDA, trauma informed behavioral response, behavioral problem solving with teams…)

I am dedicated to increasing access to mental and behavioral health care for underserved populations, specifically children.

Call or email to schedule a free 10-minute consultation. 

I’d love to connect to see if I’m a good fit for your needs.

*Bryenne  can accept the following forms of payment: Private Pay (sliding scale for those that qualify), My Choice WI, CCS