- Person-first approach
- Values-based work
- Practical skills focus
About Alexa
Alexa Sorensen is an LMSW who aims to make the first step easier for people feeling unsure or overwhelmed. She greets clients with a respectful, person-first approach and adapts how she talks and works to fit each person’s needs. Alexa emphasizes practical support and steady, empathetic listening as people start to sort things out.
She has worked in the field for 13 years and is licensed in Michigan. Her practice focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, career stress, and major life changes.
Alexa uses several common approaches to therapy and chooses methods to match what a person wants to work on. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and keep moving forward, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thought patterns and habits, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are conversational and practical. She works with questions about boundaries, communication, commitment concerns, body image, and non-traditional sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant. Alexa invites clients to set goals and try concrete strategies between visits.
Her style is supportive and collaborative. She encourages people to take small steps, practice new habits, and review progress together. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to start the matching and scheduling steps.
She has worked in the field for 13 years and is licensed in Michigan. Her practice focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, career stress, and major life changes.
Alexa uses several common approaches to therapy and chooses methods to match what a person wants to work on. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and keep moving forward, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thought patterns and habits, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are conversational and practical. She works with questions about boundaries, communication, commitment concerns, body image, and non-traditional sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant. Alexa invites clients to set goals and try concrete strategies between visits.
Her style is supportive and collaborative. She encourages people to take small steps, practice new habits, and review progress together. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to start the matching and scheduling steps.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
How Alexa translates therapy approaches to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking committed action toward those values, which can help when anxiety or life changes feel paralyzing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and everyday habits, helping people notice patterns and try different responses to reduce distress. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how past relationship experiences shape current reactions and helps people build different ways of relating and communicating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alexa works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's needs and goals. She adapts sessions as priorities change, and checks in about what is or isn’t helping so the plan can be adjusted together.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try talking through intense or sensitive topics from a convenient location and practice skills between sessions without rearranging a full day.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue, along with relationship and career issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is empathetic and person-first, adapting dialogue and methods to each person’s needs while focusing on practical steps and skill building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a clinician and holds the LMSW credential.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Michigan and practices there as an LMSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.