About

Hi there, I'm Alexandria! My name is Alex Ayres and I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have been licensed in California for 1 year and have 8 years of working experience in the mental health field. I have worked with clients facing a wide range of mental health diagnosis and challenges during that time including stress and anxiety, sleeping disorders, bipolar disorder, & depression. My overall style is to use gentle encouragement mixed with psycho education and person centered tailoring to meet your unique and specific needs. My approach I utilize interventions from various orientations including CBT, Humanistic, and Motivational interviewing. I believe that successful therapy starts with good rapport so I typically like to get to know folks a bit before diving into things! My focus I provide teletherapy (audio and visual) primarily to adults experiencing stress, anxiety and depression. My communication style I have been described by clients as a good listener, supportive, warm and encouraging. I like to provide psychoeducation and tools in our sessions to support folks with symptom management however my approach is also flexible and tailored to every individual. My journey to mental healthcare I was attracted to the field of psychology in college when I took a social psychology course. From there I went toward the clinical route realizing how a therapist can help someone study and understand themselves to ultimately promote change and reduce psychological distress. It seemed so interesting to me! I believe that having someone to be accountable to when wanting to make changes, or just someone to listen to you without judgement is a rare resource. Therapists can provide that nonjudgemental space for folks and being a part of that resource is what drives me to do the work. My goals for you I like to discuss goals with clients initially and throughout the therapy process as they may change over time.