- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Alexa
Alexa Sorensen is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping adults navigate parenting challenges, stress, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and listens first, shaping conversations to the needs of each person. Her approach centers on practical steps that fit real life.
She has 13 years of professional experience and holds an LMSW, Licensed Master Social Worker, in Michigan. Clients can expect someone who adjusts the way she talks and works to match what they need most.
Background and approach
Sessions often include working on clear skills for managing anxiety, anger, or big life transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, or career strain. Parenting comes up as a frequent focus and she helps parents sort priorities, boundaries, and daily stressors.
Her approach draws from several well-known methods but is delivered in straightforward language. Alexa uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking and from acceptance-based methods to clarify values and next steps. She also centers emotional connection when attachment issues or intimacy concerns appear.
Over more than a decade she has worked with clients on a wide range of concerns including bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and identity issues related to LGBT and non-monogamy. She combines practical coaching with therapy-style exploration when people need both support and action plans. Alexa practices from Michigan and conducts sessions in English.
She invites prospective clients to begin with a short questionnaire to help match goals and schedule the best format for ongoing work.
What Alexa works with
Everything Alexa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alexa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alexa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options for parents
Alexa often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take concrete steps toward those values, even when anxiety or stress gets in the way. ACT focuses on learning to notice thoughts without getting stuck and committing to actions that reflect personal priorities.She also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking that fuel worry or anger and to practice small, testable changes. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depressive symptoms, and everyday parenting stress by teaching specific coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and daily routines and then recommend methods that fit the person. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and can shift as needs change.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit quick questions or moment-to-moment coaching into a busy parenting day. These formats aim to increase flexibility and help therapy fit into real life.
Questions people ask about Alexa
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her style of therapy?
Her style is empathetic and person-centered, combining practical coaching with therapeutic conversation and skill practice tailored to each person.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, trauma, and identity issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds an LMSW, Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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