Cara
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
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You appear to have it all together but feel disconnected from yourself and loved ones. You're the parent who loves deeply but struggles to connect, the professional succeeding while battling anxiety, the young adult overwhelmed by life's pressures. Your relationships feel transactional, your achievements feel hollow, and you're exhausted from perfectionism. You want authentic connection but don't know how to stop performing. You need someone who understands that looking successful and feeling fulfilled are completely different things.
I specialize in "connection therapy" for high-functioning individuals with anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Using my Receive-Perceive-Respond approach, I help you move from performing perfection to living authentically. Whether you're a burnt-out professional, disconnected parent, or overwhelmed young adult—I help you reconnect with yourself.
You don't have to keep pretending everything's fine while struggling inside. I understand the exhaustion of feeling "never enough" despite your achievements. You deserve to feel genuinely connected to yourself and the people who matter most. I'm here to help you find your way back to yourself. Set up an initial free 15-minute consult to connect with me.
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Finances
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Ascension (SmartHealth)
- Blue Cross
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Out of Network
Cara Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Maryland / 25363 Cara Alexander
- In Practice for 29 years
- Attended The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology , Graduated 2013
- Certificate from University of Michigan Ann Arbor MSW / 1996
- Certificate from Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors 3080 / 2002
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Cara Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (240) 221-5304
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Women's Issues
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
Cara Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (240) 221-5304
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Cara Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (240) 221-5304
Location
Additional Location
Dr. Cara - Georgia
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Cara Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD
Call for a free consultation now - (240) 221-5304