Alexandra Henry LICSW

Abuse can take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial, and often leads people to blame themselves for what was done to them. I specialize in evidence-based trauma treatments including CPT, PE, and NET, which are specifically designed to help people unravel inaccurate and unhelpful beliefs, place responsibility where it belongs, and move forward without being defined by what happened to them.

For over 10 years my career has been focused on supporting individuals who have experienced sexual abuse and assault. As Judith Herman said in Trauma and Recovery: "All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the universal desire to see, hear, and speak no evil. The victim, on the other contrary, asks the bystander to share the burden of pain. The victim demands action, engagement, and remembering." We need space to be heard and talk about sexual violence.

For over 10 years my career has been focused on supporting individuals who have experienced sexual abuse and assault. As Judith Herman said in Trauma and Recovery: "All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the universal desire to see, hear, and speak no evil. The victim, on the other contrary, asks the bystander to share the burden of pain. The victim demands action, engagement, and remembering." We need space to be heard and talk about sexual violence.

Anxiety often walks alongside trauma. It can look like constant worry about what might happen, or taking exhausting measures to protect yourself from perceived dangers. Living in fight, flight, or freeze isn't sustainable. I work with people to identify what they're avoiding and what they actually value, because moving toward the life you want often means facing the fears that have been keeping you from it.

Abuse can take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial, and often leads people to blame themselves for what was done to them. I specialize in evidence-based trauma treatments including CPT, PE, and NET, which are specifically designed to help people unravel inaccurate and unhelpful beliefs, place responsibility where it belongs, and move forward without being defined by what happened to them.

Abuse can take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial, and often leads people to blame themselves for what was done to them. I specialize in evidence-based trauma treatments including CPT, PE, and NET, which are specifically designed to help people unravel inaccurate and unhelpful beliefs, place responsibility where it belongs, and move forward without being defined by what happened to them.

Acceptance and commitment therapy helps clients build psychological flexibility by learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions rather than fighting or avoiding them. I draw on ACT to help clients identify what matters most to them and move toward those values even when painful thoughts and feelings show up. It pairs well with trauma work and supports longer term goals beyond symptom reduction.

Prolonged exposure is a gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for PTSD with decades of research behind it. I am specifically trained in PE and use it to help clients gradually approach memories, feelings, and situations they have been avoiding as a result of trauma. By working through avoidance rather than around it, clients find that the world begins to open back up again.

Cognitive processing therapy is one of the most researched and effective treatments for PTSD. I am specifically trained in CPT and use it to help clients identify and shift unhelpful beliefs that developed as a result of trauma, particularly beliefs about safety, trust, power and control, esteem, and intimacy. CPT is structured and time-limited, typically completed in 12 sessions, and produces real, measurable change.