About Alexandra
Alexandra Bastien uses practical, goal-oriented approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or LMHC, practicing in New York with nine years of experience. Her style is straightforward and focused on skills people can use right away.
Clients come with career concerns, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, or burnout from caregiving and work. She also works with people coping with trauma and abuse, ADHD, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build confidence and clearer next steps rather than long, unfocused conversations. Her sessions often include tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, practical goals and track progress between sessions.
The mix is selected to match each person’s needs and pace. Alexandra emphasizes collaboration. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and brings structure and strategies to support change.
The first meetings focus on what matters most and on simple skills to try at home. People looking for flexible options can work with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She supports working through career shifts, grief, midlife questions, money stress, and finding more self-love in everyday life.
Using CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Alexandra commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts and teaches clear skills for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy is also part of her approach and centers on identifying small, practical steps toward a preferred future. This method helps with motivation, career decisions, and short-term goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they decide whether to focus on skill-building, short-term solutions, or a mix of both, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow visual cues and more in-depth conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or shorter conversations during a break at work. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and maintain consistent progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English