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Alexandra Irish

Alexandra Irish, LPC, LMFT

LPC and LMFT - Anxiety and Relationship Concerns

Colorado

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Credentials
LPC, LMFT
License
LPCC, California / 12689; LPC, Colorado / LPC.0019046; LMFT, Colorado / MFT.0002339
NPI
1306397997
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Colorado
  • Anxiety and social fears
  • CBT and DBT techniques
  • Mindfulness and motivation

About Alexandra

Alexandra Irish is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns and lists social anxiety among her areas of work.

She helps people who are facing big life changes and those coping with persistent worry. Sessions typically address stress, panic, compulsions, and problems that come from relationship strain. Alexandra also works with people dealing with addiction, low self-esteem, anger, and mood concerns such as bipolar symptoms.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She uses methods that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That means sessions often involve practical skills practice, checking thoughts and behaviors, and building everyday coping tools.

Alexandra pays attention to how family history and current relationships affect day-to-day problems. She offers help with blended family issues, caregiving stress, communication difficulties, and patterns like codependency or impulsivity. Veterans and those affected by infidelity or family-of-origin wounds are also listed among her focus areas.

People can expect clear, concrete steps to try between sessions. She supports planning for small changes that fit into real life. If someone wants to begin, they follow the site process to answer a short questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can set their own goals; that helps when relationships or life changes are the main concern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical techniques for managing anxiety, compulsions, and mood shifts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for impulsivity, anger, and relationship problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's goals and day-to-day life, adjusting techniques as needed based on what helps most in session and between meetings.

Session format details should be confirmed before booking because the original profile does not specify which online formats are offered. Ask about the available session types when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, remove travel time, and let people try skills in real-world settings between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsImpulsivityInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

California, Colorado

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, and related concerns such as addiction, self-esteem, anger, and bipolar symptoms.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, skills-focused approach drawing on client-centered methods, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to practice coping strategies and communication skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on anxiety, trauma recovery, relationship issues, and life transitions.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds LPC and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Colorado as CO LPC and CO LMFT.

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 are fees handled?

Cost varies 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first appointment.

Alexandra IrishLPC, LMFT

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