About Alexandra
Alexandra Girardi offers straightforward, supportive care for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life transitions. She helps clients who struggle with relationship problems, low self-esteem, motivation, or loneliness. Alexandra meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can try right away.
She practices with a strengths-based mindset, treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions are collaborative and aim to build skills for coping and decision making.
How Alexandra works
Alexandra also incorporates coaching-style work to boost motivation and confidence when clients want clear goals and action plans. In early meetings she listens closely to understand what matters most and which patterns cause distress. From there she and the client set short-term goals and try specific strategies to improve communication, set boundaries, or repair trust.
Progress is checked regularly so plans can be adjusted when needed. Her background includes five years of professional experience and licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, in New York. That experience informs a practical, empathetic style that emphasizes attainable change.
Alexandra aims to make the process feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy. Sessions focus on clear, usable skills for daily life as well as deeper work on forgiveness and self-love when clients are ready. The goal is to help people leave sessions with a clearer next step and more confidence in taking it.
What Alexandra works with
The areas below are the ones Alexandra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques work online
Alexandra draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for stress and anxiety - learning breathing, grounding, and thought-challenging practices to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another frequent focus is working on communication and relationship skills through role-play and structured exercises that make conversations clearer and less reactive.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alexandra will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. She treats clients as partners in deciding which methods to use and checks in often to refine the path forward.
Online therapy offers flexible options that match different needs. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when someone wants to write out thoughts between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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