About Alexandria
Alexandria "Alex" Tan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She centers practical steps alongside listening so people can feel steadier day to day. Alex speaks English and uses approaches drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
Alex offers straightforward, calm support for common and complex struggles. She helps people untangle attachment and family of origin issues, handle blended family or caregiver stress, and work through communication and control problems.
Background and approach
She also supports those dealing with substance concerns, domestic violence effects, body image, and feelings of emptiness. Her style is flexible and collaborative. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and trying small changes that have practical impact.
She mixes proven techniques to match what each person needs rather than following a single method. Alex has seven years of professional experience as an LCSW in California. That background includes work in community settings and direct care roles where she supported people through trauma, mood concerns, and addiction-related challenges.
She draws on that experience when shaping treatment plans. People who choose Alex can expect a steady, empathetic presence and clear, actionable steps. She aims to help clients reconnect with resilience, rebuild confidence, and find more meaning in daily life.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Alex draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and phobias. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values and mindful acceptance to reduce struggle with difficult feelings and increase meaningful action.Finding the right approach is a collaborative effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then tailor methods to fit each person's situation. Together they monitor progress and adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people with busy or constrained schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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