Hi, I’m Alex.

I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing in California, Illinois, and Missouri.

My practice specializes in supporting:

  • Individuals and couples throughout pre-conception and pregnancy

  • Postpartum parents (0-1 year old) and toddler parents (1-3 years old)

  • Autistic and highly sensitive parents

  • Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

I offer evidence-based therapy modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, mindfulness, somatic psychotherapies, and self-compassion work to support individuals, couples, and families navigating parenthood, neurodiversity, and self-discovery. Whether you're exploring the idea of expanding your family, adjusting to new parenthood, embracing your neurodivergent identity, or combating overwhelm as an autistic or highly sensitive parent, I provide a compassionate space for exploration. My goal is to empower you to cultivate self-awareness, resilience, self-compassion, and lasting change.

Specialty Areas

Pre-conception, Pregnancy, & Postpartum Therapy

I support individuals and couples with:

  • preparing for parenthood

  • managing pregnancy/postpartum anxiety & depression

  • navigating shifts in roles and responsibilities after having a baby

  • managing the mental load

  • reconnecting and finding yourself again

  • enhancing the emotional and physical connection with your partner

Autistic and Highly Sensitive Parents

I help autistic and highly sensitive parents with:

  • managing overwhelm, sensory overload, and burnout

  • feeling confident in your parenting skills and ability to care for yourself

  • widening your capacity to sit with your child’s emotions, while also managing your own reactions

  • exploring ways to advocate for yourself and your family

  • developing a deeper understanding and self-compassion around your unique challenges, needs, and gifts

“Tender self-compassion allows us to comfort and reassure ourselves when we don’t succeed, and fierce self-compassion inspires us to try again.”

— Kristin Neff

Let’s connect!