My Approach to Helping
Alex is passionate about helping clients make changes in their lives, and achieve their goals through support, clinical skill, and a genuine working relationship. Alex approaches clinical therapy through emphasis on the impact that client's beliefs, relationship with their emotions, and habitsbehaviors have on their lives. When clients understand this impact completely, they are equipped to make deep meaningful changes in their lives. She is straight forward, compassionate, genuine, and encouraging.
In her spare time, Alex enjoys audio books, playing table-top and video games, spending quality time with her family, and being in nature. Alex also appreciates art, innovative research, and interior design. She is mom to two cats and a great dane, values irreverent humor and laughter, and deep meaningful relationships.
More Info About My Practice
Experience and Education:
Masters in Counselor Education, University of New Orleans
Clinical internship in substance use disorders
Lead Residential Counselor, treating severe substance use disorders
Remote counseling in both intensive outpatient programs, as well as individual therapy and private practice
Specialized intensive training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and trauma recovery
Training in exposure therapy for the treatment of anxiety and related disorders
Specialized training as a medical advocate for survivors of sexual assault on forensics teams
Modalities used:
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills
Motivational Interviewing
Internal Family Systems
Specialties:
Trauma
Anxiety
Family of Origin
Substance use disorders (especially working with loved ones of people with substance use disorders)
Grief and loss
