Services

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders look different for everyone and require an individualized approach. I can offer support with restriction, purging, over-exercising, binging, and body image distress. I have experience working with various diagnoses including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.

I have partnered with the lovely dietician, Erin Taylor, MS, RD to offer dual nutrition and therapeutic counseling. Our mission is to provide outpatient clients with a holistic approach to healing. This means we would work as a team to support clients in both the therapeutic and nutritional side of the eating disorder. For more information contact me at hannahalexander@hannahalexandercounseling.com.

Counseling for eating disorders may help you:

Understand how the eating disorder started and what perpetuates it
Find new coping skills to reduce eating disorder behaviors and urges
Have a more positive relationship with food
Have a more positive relationship with your body/body image
Increase self-compassion towards your bod

Depression

Depression is often experienced through the symptoms of low mood, lack of energy, loss of interest in regularly enjoyed activities, social withdrawal, sadness, and trouble sleeping (just to name a few). Depression is one of the most common mental health issues and it is often associated closely with anxiety. Many people find relief from their depression through therapy, lifestyle changes, medication, and other coping strategies.

Counseling for depression may help you:

Understand what you are going through and why you are thinking/behaving the way you are
Identify what is causing your depression
Learn coping methods to help manage your depression
Feel better about yourself
Improve self-worth and self-esteem
Increase of quality of life
Increased quality of sleep

Anxiety

Anxiety is feelings of dread or apprehension. This can include feeling tense and jumpy, and maybe a little irritable have become your new normal. A normal that makes you feel restless, racing thoughts, and expecting the worst.

Perhaps, you have noticed that the worries are getting in the way of your job, school, or relationships. I aim to help you gain insight and understanding into your anxiety, process past traumas that may be contributing to the anxiety, and develop healthier coping strategies.

Counseling for anxiety may help you:

Reduce the stress in your life
Discover the root or trigger of your anxiety
Teach you valuable coping skills to manage your anxiety
Identify what’s important in your life
Reduce sick feelings, aches, and pains
Increased quality of sleep

Self-Esteem Issues

Our feelings toward our abilities, accomplishments, and bodies, as well as our level of respect for ourselves make up our self-esteem. Everyone has doubts and insecurities about themselves, and it’s normal to have them hold you back. Self-esteem counseling can help you uncover the “real you” and give you the strength to show that “real you” to the rest of the world.

Counseling for self-esteem may help you:

Identify your core beliefs that may be causing your low self-esteem
Become more “caring” towards yourself
Become more assertive and tell others what you think and/or need
Uncover what your spiritual and emotional needs are
Trust yourself more and realize your strengths
Feel better about yourself – eliminate self-doubt and shame
Follow your dreams no matter what others say
Connect with your “true self”

Trauma

Trauma can disrupt one's sense of self, and the ability to trust and to experience safety. In the aftermath of a trauma, difficult and intense feelings of fear, horror, shock, anger, grief, sadness, disgust, and shame can be overwhelming.
I aim to provide a safe space and tools that increase healing and decrease shame.

Counseling for trauma may help you:

Learn new strategies and coping techniques to manage the distress and panic associated with the trauma
Deal with your daily stressors
Identify your triggers and better manage them
Use positive memories as a way to block out and move on from the negative memories
Regain a sense of calm and peace, which will help you heal from the trauma
Turn the story of your events into a positive – transform the victim into the hero
Increase your internal strength and give you motivation to improve yourself
Re-connect with friends and loved ones

Other services
I also have experience working with:

Greif and loss
Stress management
Life transitions
LGBTQIA+ populations