Alexa Sorensen

Alexa Sorensen, LMSW, welcomes people who are feeling stuck, anxious, or stretched thin by life changes. She keeps conversations straightforward and respectful. She aims to adapt sessions to what each person needs and acknowledges that reaching out for help takes courage.

She brings 13 years of clinical experience as a Michigan social worker. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and ADHD. She also assists people navigating grief, career changes, intimacy-related issues, and concerns tied to identity such as LGBT and gender questions.

Her approach is person-centered and practical. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Attachment-based ideas and dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when relationship patterns and emotional regulation are central to the work.

Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can try between meetings. She listens for what matters most to you, then tailors homework, coping skills, or communication practice accordingly. The tone is collaborative rather than prescriptive.

People often seek her help for issues like boundary setting, communication problems, codependency, commitment concerns, and navigating nontraditional relationship styles. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, body image, abandonment worries, and recovery from trauma and abuse. If you want to explore next steps, she offers a straightforward intake process to begin.

How certain approaches are used in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and making changes that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and then testing new, more helpful ways of thinking and acting. It tends to help with anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and communication, and it can help when repeated relationship patterns or intimacy issues cause pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and choose techniques based on your goals, preferences, and what shows up in sessions. The process is collaborative and adjusted over time so the tools match real-life needs.

The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online or in-person options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people work without travel time. Many people find that doing work from a familiar setting helps them apply skills to everyday life more quickly, while still keeping appointments regular and goal focused.