Alejandro Holguin, LCSW - Therapist in California

About Alejandro

Alejandro Holguin is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in California. He brings 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss. He focuses on clear, practical steps in sessions and aims to make emotional work feel manageable for someone juggling life and responsibilities.

His sessions often begin with listening to what feels hardest right now. He helps clients name the thoughts and emotions that get in the way, and then works with them to try different skills and strategies.

Background and approach

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Alejandro has worked with many issues tied to relationships and personal identity, including intimacy concerns, communication problems, and challenges around parenting and fatherhood. He also supports people facing addiction, grief, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.

His background includes work with attachment-related concerns and blended family dynamics. He uses several evidence-informed methods depending on the situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with practical thought-and-behavior changes, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-driven action, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps address relationship patterns.

He blends these approaches to fit what a client wants to focus on. Therapy with Alejandro emphasizes small, doable changes and steady progress. He aims to help people feel more connected to themselves and others and to build skills they can use after sessions end.

Practical approaches for online family and parenting concerns

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking steps toward those values even when hard feelings show up. It can help with grief, stress, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and change recurring interaction patterns that strain relationships and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alejandro will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit, and adjust plans together over time. This collaborative process helps match tools to what is actually getting in the way for you or your family.

Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules. Clients can meet by video or phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging when that better fits the day. Those different formats make it easier to keep steady progress, practice new skills between sessions, and bring real-life situations into therapy without extra travel.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Alejandro work with?

He addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, parenting and fatherhood concerns, relationship and intimacy problems, and substance-related challenges among other areas.

How would you describe his therapy style?

Sessions are practical and collaborative. He listens first, then helps you try skills and approaches that fit your goals.

What is his professional background?

Alejandro has 13 years of clinical experience working with mood, attachment, and relationship issues, including work focused on parenting and blended family dynamics.

What are his credentials and where is he licensed?

He holds the credential LCSW, and is licensed in California as CA LCSW 82320.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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