Felipe Alexandre

Anxiety is one of the most universal human experiences and, while feeling anxious can be intensely uncomfortable, it reflects an ancient system designed to protect us and is not a personal failing. Anxiety exists for reasons, both conscious and unconscious, and those reasons carry meaning. Someone who avoids social situations is not simply a shy person or "wired" that way. Their avoidance protects them from something, often from unwanted thoughts or emotions. Understanding what purpose anxiety

It helps to think of depression the way you'd think about a fever. A fever isn't an illness in itself, but the body's way of signaling that something isn't right. That something can range from the flu to sepsis. Depression works in a similar way because it is a non-specific psychological response stemming from an incalculable number of factors. Psychotherapy can help people understand what's been driving their depression well enough that it no longer has the same hold on them.

I use act to help clients with obsessional thinking and persistent worry to live more fully in the present moment and align their actions with what is most important to them.

By using CBT, I can help clients identify rigid, extreme, or absolutist beliefs that may be getting in their own way, challenge them, and replace them with ones that serve them better.

My extensive training and experience in psychodynamic therapy allow me to expertly guide clients in exploring unconscious patterns to foster deep, lasting emotional change.

Psychotherapy, sometimes called talk therapy, is the process of speaking openly with a trained professional to better understand one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and through that understanding, discover more meaningful ways of living.

Couples therapy is a place where partners can slow things down, address conflict, repair disconnection, and better understand each other's needs. Many couples arrive with a clear sense that something meaningful has been lost and part of the work involves examining how that occurred and what needs to change for connection to feel possible again.