- Person-first approach
- Relationship support
- LGBTQ topics
About Alexa
Alexa Sorensen greets people with a direct, respectful approach. She aims to create an environment where someone who is nervous about starting therapy can feel heard. Alexa emphasizes a person-first style and adjusts conversations to match each person's needs.
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, abbreviated LMSW, and has spent 13 years in professional practice in Michigan. Her background includes work with relationship concerns and LGBTQ topics, including non-monogamy and gender-related questions. She also helps people facing grief, stress, anxiety, career shifts, and other life changes.
In sessions Alexa uses practical strategies from several well-known approaches. She draws on acceptance-based and cognitive tools to help people notice what matters and take small steps toward it. She also incorporates attachment-focused ideas to look at patterns in close relationships.
Her style is empathic and conversational. Alexa tailors sessions to the person in front of her rather than following a rigid plan. Conversations can include skill-building, values work, and talking through difficult memories depending on what someone needs.
People who choose her often want a therapist who will listen carefully and adapt methods to fit their situation. She invites prospective clients to reach out and share what brought them to therapy so the pair can decide together what to work on.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that align with their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early and current bonds shape reactions to stress and conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alexa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process may include trying different techniques and checking in about what helps most.
If you are planning for online work, please confirm the specific session formats Alexa currently offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose whether to use video or a different mode depending on their comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can use these options to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult to arrange.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Alexa help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting-related strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes including natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is empathic and person-centered. She adapts conversational style and techniques to suit each person's needs and goals.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 13 years of professional experience working in Michigan and has focused work with relationship and LGBTQ topics plus a range of mood and stress-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
If you are considering sessions, please confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what options she is offering at the time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.