Hey! I’m Alex.
I am a LPC-Associate. I entered the mental health field after years in the fitness industry, often seeing clients frustrated with the complexity of wellness as a multi-part system.
I’m here to help you feel heard, supported, and empowered through your journey to wellbeing. I have a passion for the underdog, fueling my desire to help individuals, partners, and families - particularly those in my ‘specialty’ areas. Advocacy for marginalized communities is how I feel my no bullshit personality serves others best.
As someone who struggled on the path to authenticity, I know what it’s like to feel misunderstood. Through my own experiences with personal and relational healing, I know how important inclusivity and curiosity can be for breeding empowerment.
No one should struggle alone. I believe connectedness with ourselves and others is how we heal.
Through therapeutic exploration, we can work together to understand your unique experience, and support your path to healing.
Also. Out in the wild I can be found in my backwards cap and sneakers, rescuing another plant from the garden center.
Certifications/Trainings:
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Institute for Relational Intimacy: Consensual Non-Monogamy
Gottman Level 1
Integrative Mental Health Professional
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern (LCDC-I)
I am supervised by Dr. Tara Fox Ph.D., LPC-S.
Clinical Modalities
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Cognitive behavioral therapy can help us deal with overwhelming challenges in a practical and positive way by breaking down our experience into thoughts, feelings, presenting symptoms, and actions. The understanding is that unhelpful thoughts and feelings can create a vicious cycle that strongly influences our emotional experience. Part of our CBT work is combined with Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT). This therapy helps people, or partnerships, who experience intense emotions learn to manage them, cope with challenges, and improve their relationships. These modalities are evidence-based and provide a strong foundation for clinical support.
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Acceptance and commitment therapy is a unique and creative model for both individual and relational therapy, based on the innovative use of mindfulness and values. ACT therapy helps us accept our thoughts and feelings without judgment, and focus on the present moment. This therapy works to increase our potential for a rich, full, and meaningful life through value-based living.
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Holistic, or Integrative therapy is an individualized approach to treatment that combines ideas and techniques from different therapeutic schools of thought, and is guided by the unique needs of each client(s). This therapy stems from a humanistic perspective, which focuses on how our unique view of the world impacts our thoughts and actions. Holistic therapy is the core of our care, as we believe people cannot be viewed as a sum of any singular part, but require a systematic look towards all pieces that make us whole. This allows us to consider mental, physical, and emotional health in a unified way in order to help the client(s) achieve well-rounded healing.
We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all clients, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or any other personal characteristic or lifestyle choice. We strive to create a space where clients feel heard, valued, and supported. We are dedicated to helping clients achieve their goals and improve their mental health and well-being in a holistic way that aligns with their individuality.