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Alexis Jackson

Alexis Jackson, LMHC

Florida

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Florida LMHC - Anxiety and Trauma

  • CBT techniques
  • DBT skills
  • Trauma informed

About Alexis

Alexis Jackson is a Florida LMHC with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. She also addresses issues like attachment problems, body image, isolation, and guilt and shame.

Alexis uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques in sessions. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practices skills to manage strong emotions. Sessions often include learning concrete coping tools and trying out new ways to communicate.

Her background includes work with people who have experienced trauma and emotional dysregulation. Alexis brings practical methods that focus on changing behaviors and building everyday skills. She pays attention to how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions.

In conversations she aims to identify patterns that keep someone stuck and then test small changes. That might look like tracking moods, practicing distress-tolerance steps, or rehearsing a different response before a difficult talk. The goal is steady skill-building rather than quick fixes.

People who come in with guilt or shame can expect direct help naming those feelings and tracing where they came from. Alexis supports learning different ways to respond to those feelings so they interfere less with daily life. She works in English and bases care on clear, evidence-focused methods.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions

Alexis works with widely used evidence-based techniques in session. Cognitive-behavioral methods involve spotting patterns of thought and testing different, more helpful ways of thinking and behaving. These approaches are often used for anxiety, depression, and guilt-related thinking.

She also draws on strategies from dialectical behavior approaches that teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions. Those skills include distress tolerance and emotion regulation steps that can be practiced between meetings. Trauma-informed methods focus on understanding how past events shape present reactions and on pacing work so it feels manageable.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will help identify which techniques match a person's needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find the flexibility helps them try therapy without rearranging their whole schedule.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceFamily problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sexual assault and abuseWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?

She works with guilt and shame alongside stress, anxiety, trauma and depression. These issues are part of the broader list of concerns she treats.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions emphasize practical skills and clear exercises.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working with adults on issues such as trauma, emotional dysregulation, and addictions.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are used for sessions?

The biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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