MODERN MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY
It’s Time for a New Edition.
alexandra giardina, LPC, NCC
You're here because what used to work doesn’t anymore.
You’ve navigated every chapter so far with the tools you had, adapting, achieving, persevering, and holding it together when you needed to. Those strategies made sense once. But growth has a way of asking us to revisit what no longer fits.
Choosing therapy isn’t about starting over; it’s a confident step toward intentionally shaping what comes next.
You’re in the right spot.
At the core of my approach to therapy is the belief that humans are not broken. We live out patterns that can be understood, refined, and rewritten.
How I work
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and former school counselor with four years of experience supporting adolescents through some of their most formative years. Before becoming a therapist, I worked as a journalist, an experience that shaped the way I listen closely, ask meaningful questions, and value the power of a well-understood story.
Today, I work with teens and adults who are navigating anxiety, changing family dynamics, relationships, identity shifts, burnout, and the quiet pressure to keep up.
I believe therapy is a space to slow down and look at the narrative being lived, what shaped it, what still fits, and what may be ready to change. Together, we create space for clarity, self-trust, and a new chapter that feels more aligned with who you are becoming.
HEre’s what I believe about therapy:
Therapy should feel human, not clinical.
Tools should work in everyday life.
Healing isn’t about perfection, it’s about freedom.
Get the support that’s right for you.
• Individual Teletherapy
• Individual Teletherapy Intensive
• Group Therapy
• Trauma Integration & Nervous System Regulation
• Anxiety & Burnout Recovery for High Achievers
• Identity Shifts, Career Changes & Motherhood Transitions
• Building Healthy Relationships
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I’m trained in evidence-based approaches that help you understand your patterns and intentionally reshape them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Practical tools to identify and shift thought patterns that drive anxiety, overwhelm, and self-doubt.Narrative Therapy
Story-centered work that helps you separate from old labels and rewrite patterns that no longer fit.Trauma-Informed & Attachment-Informed Care
An approach that prioritizes nervous system regulation, relational safety, and understanding how early experiences shape present-day patterns.
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Licensed Professional Counselor (#9420)
National Certified Counselor (#1724168)
Master of Science in Counseling
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I’m committed to continued education and specialized training so the work we do together is both grounded in research and responsive to real-life challenges.
Ready to get started?