Alexa Sorensen, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Attachment-focused work

About Alexa

Alexa Sorensen is a Michigan-licensed LMSW with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and LGBT concerns, and helps with grief, career shifts, and coping with life changes.

She keeps conversations straightforward and person-focused. Sessions concentrate on what is happening now and what the person wants to change. Practical skills and emotional reflection are both part of the work, depending on the situation.

Alexa uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and build actions that fit those values.

Attachment-based ideas inform how she talks about closeness, trust, and patterns that repeat in relationships. Client-centered methods shape her listening style, letting the person set the pace and focus of each session.

Over more than a decade she has helped people navigate identity questions, non-monogamy, and gender-related concerns alongside common mental health struggles. People come for support with intimacy, parenting pressures, anger, ADHD-related challenges, and recovery from trauma or abuse.

To start, the reader is asked to use the site flow to view online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This can help with anxiety, avoidance, and decisions about relationships or work.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thought patterns that increase worry or avoidance and then practices small behavior changes to test new ways of interacting. This work is useful for social anxiety, mood concerns, and stress management.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early or current relationship styles affect trust and closeness. It can be helpful for intimacy concerns, communication problems, and commitment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust plans as needed. This is a collaborative process where feedback guides which techniques are used.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Ask about specific session options through the site before scheduling so the chosen format matches daily routines and technical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBTRelationship issuesCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues Workplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports stress, anxiety, relationship issues, LGBT and gender concerns, grief, career changes, and related topics listed in her specialties.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions are person-focused and practical, mixing skills training and reflective conversation based on the client’s goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional experience working as a clinician in Michigan.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMSW licensed in Michigan and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.