About Me
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, specializing in individual and family therapy for individuals of varying backgrounds. I have a private practice in professional counseling in South Jordan, Utah.
I have extensive experience working with adolescents and families in the community. I received my Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah where I focused her studies on Cognitive Behavioral and Multicultural Counseling. I started her career in mental health as a counselor working in the school system, and has since become passionate about working with adolescents and their families in a private atmosphere. I have experience and spent time volunteering in schools, homeless shelters, and religious/civic organizations. I have had my own private practice in mental health counseling where I have worked with hundreds of individuals, couples, and families to resolve conflict and cope with mental health struggles.
In counseling, I use an integrative approach, pulling from various theories, including cognitive behavioral, rational emotive behavior therapy, and family systems. I use a varying range of therapeutic techniques to create a treatment plan specific for each client. I value the trust and safety of the therapeutic relationship, and creates a counseling environment that is full of compassion, empathy, understanding, and humor.
In addition to individual and family therapy, I have presented to and trained groups in a public setting, on topics such as effective parenting, self-esteem, anger management, marriage, sex education, self-harm, and grief.
Above all, I value my relationships with my friends and family most. I have personally experienced trauma, loss, change, and disappointment in life, and is continually working on my own progress towards peace.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
UT LCMHC 10997254-6004
OR LPC C4276
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Lexie Ainge Cottle. 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.
She is great
Written on Apr 27, 2023 after therapy with Lexie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Lexie had great questions and assignments that really helped me to think better and to catch my own thinking traps but also to be okay with my own feelings. When she was available for online chats she was great. Sometimes hard to book because she was probably booked up and sometimes I would miss a week, but the chats were the only thing available anyway so it was basically the same to just message, which I could do 24/7 and she was always quick to respond. I really am grateful for her help. It was really helpful in an acute difficult time to have someone who I could talk with who was knowledgeable of both therapy and my religious background.
Written on Mar 20, 2021 after therapy with Lexie for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Have only just begun talking but seems like she actually cares and asks questions to understand my context better.
Written on Feb 19, 2021 after therapy with Lexie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Lexie has been an enormous help. I am in a much better place after a few weeks counseling with her. I would recommend her to anyone!
Written on Dec 15, 2020 after therapy with Lexie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management