About Alex
Alex Bunch welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. He focuses on clear, practical steps and steady support to help people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship strain. Alex is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience in California.
In sessions he listens for what matters most to each person and helps them prioritize changes they can actually use. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at building better communication, healthier boundaries, and more reliable daily routines.
How Alex works
He often works with concerns around self-esteem, attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, and difficulties that come from blended family situations. Alex has supported people through divorce and separation, fatherhood issues, and the fallout from domestic violence.
He also offers help for challenges tied to autism and Asperger Syndrome, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and the persistent feelings of emptiness, guilt, or shame that sometimes follow trauma or loss. His style is adaptive rather than rigid. He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adjusts methods to match a person’s needs and goals.
Sessions may focus on improving communication, managing intense emotions, or repairing trust after hurts. People who choose Alex can expect a collaborative process that aims for small, steady gains. He emphasizes practical skills you can use between sessions and clearer ways to make decisions that fit your life.
Alex practices in California and provides services in English.
What Alex works with
The areas below are the ones Alex selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes improving communication and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful interaction cycles and practicing new ways of speaking and listening. That method is useful for communication problems, commitment issues, and repairing trust after separation or hurt.Another focus is on emotion regulation and managing anxiety and depression through step-by-step strategies. This involves learning simple tools to reduce overwhelm, shaping daily routines that support mood, and using short exercises to shift intense feelings when they arise. These techniques are helpful for stress, disruptive mood patterns, and feelings of emptiness or shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, pace, and preferences. This partnership means adjusting techniques as progress is made and trying different strategies until something clicks.
Online sessions make this process more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be lighter on bandwidth and easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter exchanges for quick support. These formats help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic plan.
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