Alexis Spencer

Welcome, I’m Alexis, a therapist in Seattle offering in-person psychotherapy in Queen Anne and virtual therapy throughout Washington State. I work with young adults to middle-aged adults navigating anxiety, chronic stress, ADHD, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, and the lasting impact of difficult life experiences. In therapy with me, you’ll have space to pause, slow down, and make sense of the patterns, emotions, and experiences that have shaped you, along with what may be keeping you from living the life you want. My role isn’t to analyze you from a distance or hand you a list of strategies. Rather, I see myself as a partner, guide, and collaborator, working alongside you with warmth, curiosity, and honesty. I’ll offer observations, ask questions, share what I notice, and help us stay connected to what feels most important to you. Throughout our work together, we'll explore what's at the core of your struggles while approaching pain and discomfort with support and care. Sometimes that means slowing down and making space for feelings that haven't had room before. Other times it means noticing recurring patterns, exploring difficult experiences, or experimenting with new ways of relating to yourself and others. My approach is depth-oriented and relational, meaning we’ll move beyond symptom management and surface-level problem-solving to understand the underlying patterns, relationships, and experiences that continue to shape your life in the present. We’ll also use our therapeutic relationship and what unfolds between us to notice automatic reactions, assumptions, and beliefs as they arise. As our work unfolds, you may find you feel freer to show up more fully and authentically and begin to see and relate to yourself in new ways. You may begin accepting or befriending parts of yourself that were once shamed, approaching yourself with curiosity over criticism and finding greater patience for yourself and others. I draw from several interconnected, depth oriented modalities including psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, somatic, and EMDR therapy. We will tailor our work to your unique needs, experiences and readiness for change. Because our histories are carried not only in the mind but also in the body, we will attend to both paying attention to your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and physical experience, creating opportunities for integration, emotional process and reflection. Over time, this work can help you reconnect with yourself and others, build greater self-trust, and move through life with more clarity, authenticity, and confidence. To learn more about my approach, you can also visit here: Resonantspacetherapy.com or www.nwaps.org/members/alexis