About Alexandria
Alexandria "Alex" Tan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She focuses on practical support and steady guidance so people can get through hard days and begin to feel more like themselves again.
Alex uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques to help clients notice what is and isn’t working. Sessions often include skill-building, communication practice, and ways to reduce overwhelm in daily life.
How Alexandria works
She pays attention to the effects of caregiver stress and burnout and offers tools to restore energy and balance. Her background includes work in community settings with people facing a wide range of challenges. That experience shaped a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s needs rather than following a single method.
Alex frames therapy as a collaborative process where small steps add up over time. She also helps people address attachment concerns, blended family stress, body image, substance use and domestic violence related issues, and problems rooted in family of origin. Conversations focus on practical problem solving and building clearer communication patterns.
Sessions emphasize understanding emotions, practicing new behaviors, and strengthening coping skills. Alex aims to create a calm, steady space where progress is measured by real-life changes and improved day-to-day functioning.
What Alexandria works with
The areas below are the ones Alexandria 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
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Alex draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. Cognitive Behavioral approaches help people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more useful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Acceptance and commitment style techniques encourage noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck and choosing actions that align with values, useful for depression and feelings of emptiness.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays focused and personally meaningful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for communication, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or mood tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress and real-life improvements.
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