Dr. Alexa Wasserman
Experienced psychologist focused on practical growth
CA Psychologist PSY18754 California
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Alexa
Dr. Alexa Wasserman offers support for people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, addiction, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
With two decades of clinical experience as a California psychologist (CA Psychologist PSY18754), she centers care on building a trusting, collaborative relationship that helps clients set realistic goals and apply their strengths to improve daily functioning. Her practice emphasizes practical strategies alongside personal growth, meeting each person where they are in their healing process.
Wasserman blends evidence-informed techniques - including cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered ways of working, and solution-focused strategies - with mindfulness practices when appropriate. This combination allows her to tailor sessions to problem-solving, symptom reduction, or deeper exploration of meaning and identity depending on client needs.
She invites people to view the first step of reach-out as meaningful progress and aims to support sustained change through structured skills, compassionate listening, and partnership in care.
CBT and Collaborative Care Online
Dr. Wasserman uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical skills for changing patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, or mood difficulties. She also practices client-centered therapy, offering empathic listening and a supportive stance that prioritizes each person’s perspective and goals. These approaches can assist with symptom management, clearer decision making, and daily coping strategies that translate well to virtual work.
Choosing the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. She will work with clients to evaluate which methods feel most useful, adapting techniques over time based on progress, preferences, and goals. That partnership helps tailor sessions toward short-term problem solving or deeper personal work as appropriate.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care across schedules and locations within California. These formats allow for flexible scheduling and consistent access to treatment tools and feedback between sessions, supporting steady progress through regular contact and structured work together.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English