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Alexandra Helfer

LPC

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Location

Virtual, Connecticut

Insurance Accepted

Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth

Communication Style

Mindful, Empowering, Direct, Affirming

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Focus areas

Anxiety, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Family Conflict, LGBTQ+, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma, Women's Issues

Experienced with

Asian / Pacific Islander community, LGBTQ+

Years of Experience

16+

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I believe that therapy is just one step along the path to a healthy mental and physical life.

License number

#2450

Therapy style

I am a cisgender white female who has been in the mental health field for over 15 years. I have primarily worked with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders such as depression and anxiety. I have a passion for working with adults to help them achieve the life they want (and to help them identify what that is). I work mainly from a person-centered approach with a trauma-informed lens (meeting people where they are) and believe that therapy is just one step along the path to a healthy mental and physical life. I take a special interest in family of origin and childhood experiences affecting long-term behavior.

Approaches

  • Couples [The Gottman Method]
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Harm Reduction
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-focused
  • Strengths-based

Education

MS - Counselor Education, Western Connecticut State University Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Interests

Outside of my professional life, I enjoy cooking, reading, lap swimming, lying by the pool, going to new restaurants with my husband, and making playlists.