I’m Alex

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in working with couples and individuals navigating the places where relationships become complicated — where old patterns resurface, connection breaks down, or something beneath the surface is asking to be understood.

My path to this work was not linear. I studied philosophy at UCLA, spent a decade producing in the entertainment industry, and was eventually led to the vocation of psychotherapy through a personal encounter with grief that reoriented everything. In that process, I came to understand just how much the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives — which is why I have made relationships the entire focus of my practice. My work is based on the understanding that we are wounded in relationship, and we heal in relationship.

I hold a Master's in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and my clinical approach reflects that foundation. I work at the intersection of depth psychology and attachment theory — attending to both the unconscious patterns we carry and the relational field in which healing becomes possible. With couples, I draw on PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) and Relational Life Therapy, two modalities that bring neuroscience, attachment, and honest relational accountability into the room together. With individuals, I also practice Brainspotting, a brain-body approach that reaches what talk alone sometimes cannot.

I have benefited from psychotherapy at different chapters of my own life, and I believe the most transformative healing happens within a deeply meaningful and authentic connection. I welcome you to reach out and discover whether I might be that person for you.

Specialties

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Emotional Regulation & Self-Awareness

  • Creativity, Meaning & Existential Exploration

  • Family of Origin & Intergenerational Dynamics

  • Intimacy, Trust & Communication

  • Spiritual or Philosophical Inquiry

  • Sex & Sexuality

  • Complex PTSD & Developmental Trauma

  • Couples Therapy / Relationship Issues

  • Attachment & Relational Trauma

  • Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy

  • Life Transitions & Identity Exploration

  • Perinatal Mental Health (Pregnancy, Postpartum, Parenthood)

  • Grief & Loss

  • Adolescent & Young Adult Therapy

  • Relational rupture & Repair