Hi! I’m Alexa
I love supporting people in finding their path toward feeling safe enough to live more soulfully and fully as themselves. I strive to live as liberated and fully expressed as I can, too. I also deeply value humor, both in life and in therapy, and believe that a shared laugh between people can be profoundly healing.
My own pets have been a meaningful part of my healing journey, and I deeply value the comfort, connection, and emotional support animals can offer. That appreciation is reflected in my practice through offering Emotional Support Animal (ESA) assessments.
Who I support best:
I provide therapy for adults caught between their own needs and the expectations of family, culture, or community.
You may have a growing sense that the life you've been taught to live isn't the life you actually want.
You may have checked all the boxes you were supposed to, only to find yourself feeling disconnected from your own wants, needs, and sense of self.
Sometimes, the expectations we place on ourselves aren't really ours. They can develop from experiences of being misunderstood, navigating unhealthy relationships, or adapting to the environment we were raised in.
Sometimes what feels like failure is actually outgrowing a life that no longer fits.
Here’s my forte
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Adults who are ready to explore what they want—not just what others expect of them.
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I love working with women who are coming to understand their ADHD, particularly after a late diagnosis, and finding ways to work with it rather than against it.
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I often work with LGBTQ+ individuals, with an understanding of identity, relationships, and intimacy beyond heteronormative frameworks.
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Support for people healing from relationships that left them doubting themselves, walking on eggshells, or disconnected from their own needs and instincts.
Whether you've experienced relational abuse, emotional neglect, chronic invalidation, betrayal, attachment wounds, narcissistic relationship dynamics, or simply relationships that taught you to doubt yourself, therapy can help you heal the patterns those experiences left behind.
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I’m a strong advocate for emotional support animals (ESA) and the comfort and grounding they can bring to the healing process.
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I support you in making sense of who you are, where that came from, and what you want to carry forward.
Identity work in therapy is the process of exploring and making sense of who you are—how your experiences, relationships, culture, and internal world have shaped your sense of self, and what still feels true (or no longer fits).
It often involves looking at the roles you’ve taken on, the beliefs you’ve internalized, and the parts of yourself that may have been adapted, hidden, or constrained over time. From there, the work becomes less about “figuring yourself out” in a fixed way and more about developing a more flexible, grounded, and self-directed sense of who you are—one that feels more aligned, integrated, and chosen rather than inherited or automatic.
In practice, that can look like noticing patterns, questioning old narratives, reconnecting with disowned parts of yourself, and making more intentional choices about how you want to show up in your life and relationships.
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I help you unpack the ways you show up with others so you can build relationships that feel more intentional, reciprocal, and right for you.
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deep thinkers and big feelers
I’m less interested in keeping things polished and more interested in understanding the full, complicated picture of who you are.
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Humor is a big part of how I move through the world, and I believe it belongs in therapy too. I create space for honest connection, collaborative work, and a well-timed laugh.
Education & Training
→ Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #140766 | CA BBS
→ MA, Clinical Psychology | Pepperdine University
→ EMDR Practitioner | EMDR Institute
→ Certified Narcissistic Abuse Clinician | Dr. Ramani Durvasula (in progress)
→ Trauma Informed Yoga Certified | Zabie Yamasaki
→ EMDR for Kids Clinician | EMDR For Kids
→ BBS Clinical Supervisor | CA BBS