Alexandra Denis, LCSW

Big feelings welcome. Therapy for grief, trauma, identity, relationships, and the whole complicated business of being human. You don't need to be less sensitive, less complicated, or less yourself to feel better. Therapy can be a place to slow down and listen more closely—to what hurts, what keeps showing up, what you've learned to push aside, and what you might not have words for yet. Sometimes that means making room for grief. Sometimes it's anger, joy, pleasure, uncertainty, longing, or something you can't quite name. Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we spend an entire session trying to figure out what the hell you're feeling in the first place. I believe that when we make more room for what hurts, we also make more room for connection, pleasure, joy, and aliveness. It's all welcome here. Therapy that fits you. My work is relational, depth-oriented, and somatic. We'll pay attention to what's happening beneath the surface as well as what's happening right now—patterns you keep finding yourself in, connections between past and present, what your body might be telling you, and even what unfolds between us. Your struggles don't exist in a vacuum, and our work won't treat them like they do. I'll meet you with warmth, curiosity, and honesty—and sometimes invite you toward something uncomfortable, unfamiliar, or easier to avoid. Not because there's something about you that needs fixing, but because knowing ourselves more deeply can give us more freedom in how we relate to ourselves, to others, and to our lives. Come as you are. Good Cry is an affirming space for LGBTQ+ folks, fat and body-diverse people, neurodivergent people, and anyone who has gotten the message that some part of them was too much, not enough, or needed to change in order to belong. You don't need the perfect reason to start therapy or know exactly what you want to work on. You can bring the whole mess. We'll start there.