About Alexandra
Alexandra Degirolamo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey. She brings nine years of clinical experience and a calm, respectful approach to sessions. Alexandra focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem.
She works with people coping with depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related challenges. Relationship and communication problems are also a common focus, along with parenting stress and career-related strain. Alexandra also supports those navigating ADHD, bipolar concerns, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her work addresses problems with eating, body image, and substance use, plus impulsivity, hoarding, and dissociation when these come up. She helps people facing guilt, shame, forgiveness issues, or the emotional toll of caregiving and compassion fatigue. Sessions are tailored to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
In practical terms Alexandra adapts the pace and style of conversation to match what someone needs in the moment. She aims to create a tone of sensitivity and understanding while helping clients make gradual changes. The emphasis is on clear, manageable steps rather than overwhelming problem lists.
Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and an individualized plan that fits their life. Alexandra encourages people to take the first step toward change and stays alongside them as they build new skills and coping strategies.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Alexandra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear, practical work. One common approach is skills-based therapy, which teaches specific tools for managing anxiety, stress, and impulsivity. These are short exercises and strategies you can practice between sessions to notice quick changes.Another approach is problem-focused counseling that targets substance use, eating concerns, or relationship patterns. This involves looking at triggers, shaping healthier routines, and building better communication habits. For trauma and grief she adapts pacing so people feel able to process without becoming overwhelmed.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Alexandra will discuss options with each person and choose methods that match their goals, cultural background, and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or messaging works well for quick check-ins, brief coping support, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English