Alexandra Arkoian (she/her)

My nature as a therapist is empathic, nurturing, inquisitive, and creative. I will appreciate the qualities that make you unique and facilitate a healing space to help you gain more self-awareness, develop more mindfulness skills, and explore your strengths, desires, and challenges. I am passionate about helping my clients find their way back to themselves through self-compassion so that they may experience a more fulfilling life. I am trained in trauma-informed therapy, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and internal family systems (IFS). As a relational therapist, I believe the connection formed within a safe relationship, including the therapeutic bond, has the power to heal wounds and facilitate personal growth.

I have always been curious about people’s unique experiences in life and how they came to be who they are. Through the years, this curiosity and desire to help others heal became a calling that I could no longer ignore. After years of working in project management, I returned to graduate school to embark upon a counseling career more closely aligned with my natural talents, passions, and goals. In conjunction with being a therapist, I am also passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. My graduate program was focused on social justice, multiculturalism, internationalism, advocacy, and leadership in counseling. My understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism, diversity, and social justice, are integral to my role as a therapist, and I welcome clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.