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Online therapist

Alexandria Luey-Gomez

Calm, grounded support for everyday family life

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
6 years
Licensed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Alexandria

Alexandria Luey-Gomez is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She practices in North Carolina and brings a warm, trauma-aware presence to sessions. Her work centers on helping people feel heard and rebuild strength after heavy experiences.

Alexandria focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. She aims to make therapy straightforward and compassionate. Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth.

Background and approach

She listens for what matters most to each person and uses practical methods to address problems that come up day to day. Her background includes training in cognitive and mindfulness-based therapies, as well as EMDR for traumatic memories. Alexandria adapts tools to a person’s pace and comfort level.

Her goal is to help people reconnect with their voice and values rather than pushing quick fixes. Many people come with overlapping issues, such as attachment or blended family stress, caregiver strain, or problems with substance use. She uses skills-based strategies for managing emotions and coping with life changes.

The work also includes processing difficult memories when needed. Sessions may include skill practice, values clarification, and grounding techniques. The approach is steady and empathetic, with focus on real-life change.

Alexandria supports people through the entire process, from making sense of what happened to finding workable next steps.

Therapeutic approaches that fit online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when hard feelings are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing difficult moods. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method for processing painful memories so they feel less overwhelming and can be revisited with more calm. It is commonly used for trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they decide whether to focus on skills training, memory processing, or a blend of methods and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. These formats let people fit sessions into busy family routines and return to skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can use the different formats to practice coping skills, walk through exercises, and support next steps without requiring a commute, which often makes consistent care easier to keep up.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT issues, relationships, family and parenting matters, anger, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. Sessions aim to be nonjudgmental and practical, using clear tools and steady support.
What is this therapist's professional background?
She has six years of clinical experience and draws on training in several evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and client-centered methods.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is based in North Carolina and holds licensure as an LCSW with NC LCSW C014147 and VA LCSW 0904018956.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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