Alexandra Brink, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Alexandra

Alexandra Brink uses a person-centered and practical approach to counseling. She focuses on building a comfortable working relationship and helps people take small, usable steps toward feeling better. Alexandra brings hope and steady support to sessions and emphasizes looking at the whole person - body, mind, and spirit.

She identifies herself as Alexandra (Alex) Brink and holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential. Alexandra earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Therapy from Regent University and received her License in Professional Counseling (LPC) in 2014.

Background and approach

She has about 10 years of experience across different settings. Early in her career she worked with children who had mood, behavior, or developmental differences, and more recently she has focused on supporting adults managing anxiety and related concerns. Her style blends Client-Centered Therapy with Solution-Focused techniques and behavior-based strategies when parenting skills are involved.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools to address stress, depression, and panic symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is sometimes used to help people find direction and make changes. In sessions Alexandra talks plainly and helps people set realistic goals.

She looks at practical changes along with emotional and, when it matters to the client, spiritual supports. She is open to mixing methods to match each person’s needs rather than following a single model. Outside clinical work she spends much of her time caring for her three children in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.

She has lived with chronic illness for many years and uses that experience to relate to others facing grief, health challenges, and life transitions.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Alexandra commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Client-Centered Therapy means she focuses on listening, understanding each person’s experience, and creating a comfortable space to talk. This approach helps when someone needs support processing feelings or wants to build trust with a therapist. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic symptoms, stress, and low mood because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Alexandra will talk with a person about their goals, preferences, and daily life and then suggest which methods to try first. She adapts techniques over time so the work stays practical and relevant to each person’s situation.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit different routines. These options offer flexibility for parents, people with busy schedules, or those managing health limitations. Using several formats also lets people choose how they communicate best while working on skills, problem solving, and tracking progress.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Alexandra works with stress, anxiety, parenting and family issues, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on topics such as postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth, and social anxiety.

What is her general therapy style?

Her sessions are person-centered and solution-focused with straightforward, practical steps. She mixes in cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools when helpful.

How long has she been practicing?

She has about 10 years of clinical experience, starting with work involving children with mood, behavior, or developmental differences and later focusing on adult anxiety and related concerns.

Where is Alexandra licensed to practice?

She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential with license numbers PA LPC PC009111 and NJ LPC 37PC00913800, and she is located in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She sees people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are fees and payment handled?

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

How do I begin the process?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Languages: English

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