I believe each person’s individual experiences are vital to the therapy journey. With that in mind, I invite you to utilize your own experiences and natural creativity as the primary tools to find positive and quick, but long-lasting solutions to problems.
I embrace cultural diversity and truly respect people’s differences. People of all genders, sexualities, religion affiliations, and cultural backgrounds will find a friendly and warm atmosphere when meeting with me at Better Help.
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I am partial to the holistic and integrative approaches to psychotherapy. The holistic view helps us become more awake in our day to day life, and in-tune with our emotions, thoughts, physical experiences, and spiritual senses. The integrative view of psychotherapy blends clinical interventions of various psychotherapy schools, and looks at each individual as unique. It yields the best results, and opens doors to positive and effective changes.
I have been trained to work with adults and children struggling with mood changes, sadness, anger, anxiety, stress, trauma, and emotional emptiness.
I provide therapy in English and Portuguese.
Now, what brings you to therapy at this time?
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Attachment issues, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Immigration Issues, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NY LMHC 008309
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Alexandre "Alex" Da Silva. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Working with Dr. Da Silva has been transformative for me. Of the several therapists I’ve had in the past, he is the only one I have felt comfortable opening up with entirely. His attentive attitude made me feel like I was really being listened to, and his nonjudgmental way of calling attention to some of the things I said, or avoided saying, was very beneficial in the long run.
Written on Jun 03, 2020 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 11 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
He’s great!
Written on Mar 05, 2020 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 11 months
Alex is wonderful. He provides me with constructive ways of going about solving my issues and he is obviously committed to me as a patient. I began using better help because I moved across the country and could no longer see me traditional therapist. I’m so glad I was paired with Alex. Also, it’s nice to have someone who never misses a beat talking about a gay relationship. It makes no difference to him and it’s a huge relief for me. Alex is great, highly recommend.
Written on Dec 08, 2019 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Mr. Da Silva has been from the start an expert guide through the maze of my life and times. I trust his judgement and his advice, I feel that he will always call me out if what I am offering is more fiction than truth and he will always help me find my way back to the truth, something I consider invaluable.
Written on Aug 20, 2019 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and anger management
I have only been working with Dr. Da Silva for a short while, but I'm happy so far!
Written on Jun 29, 2019 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
He is very understanding, helpful, and attentive. He will even check up on you in between sessions. Should you begin chat sessions, he will encourage you (according to your confidence) to do more personal interactions via phone/video chat to really open up about your feelings. He has shown me he is invested, and dedicated to a productive way of thinking for a better life.
Written on Jun 25, 2019 after therapy with Alexandre "Alex" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd