My name is Alexandra, but you can call me Alex for short. I am so excited to be working on this platform, reaching clients all over the state of Maine. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families.
Prior to working in Maine, I was licensed in New York State, where I had the opportunity to work as a Multi-Systemic Therapist (MST) in all boroughs of NYC. In this position, I helped reunite families through teaching problem solving and effective communication. Also, while in New York, I worked at a private practice for several years where I counseled adults, couples, and families.
I have experience treating Anxiety, Depression, PTSD/Trauma, Parenting Issues, Family Issues, ADHD, Gender Dysphoria, LGBTQ+ Issues, Couples Issues, Anger Management and Life Transitions. I truly believe that everyone can reach their highest potentials, and I enjoy watching people learn to access that in themselves. I recognize that coming to therapy is a huge leap for a lot of people, so I am sensitive to where people are in their unique journeys.
Since moving to Maine, I worked at Sweetser as a School and Community Based Clinician, counseling children and teens at school. I also met with my clients in their home environments and collaborated with their parents and guardians.
Some qualities that I like to bring to my sessions are patience, trust, humor, compassion, creativity, and mindfulness. I look forward to connecting with you!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
ME LMFT MF4611