Jazmin Alexander, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anger Management, Anxiety and Body Image. Takes Aetna, Cigna and other plans. Not taking new clients right now.

Areas of expertise

• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Grief
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• Art TherapyUses drawing, painting or other art-making to express and explore feelings, with a therapist trained in art therapy. No artistic skill is needed.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Music Therapy
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Accepting new clients

No

Specialties

Anger Management, Anxiety, Body Image, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Domestic Violence, First Responders, Grief, Men's Issues, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Substance Use, Teen Violence, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna EAP, Optum, Quest Behavioral Health

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Mixed Race

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Wright State University

Years in practice

11

Other offices

Los Angeles, 90014

Education & qualifications