I am Alexis Finnander, a licensed clinical social worker. I've been working with adolescents and adults for over 10 years. I understand that life can suck. I'm here to listen and to be a supportive guide in your journey. Its not easy but you don't have to be alone through the process.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Forgiveness, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
IL LCSW 149022416
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Alexis has helped me through a lot by teaching me new techniques to manage self-destructive and harmful behaviours. She has kept me accountable and in turn, this has motivated me to put in the work to begin dealing with my mental health struggles. She is always ready to challenge my cognitive distortions and offers new perspectives when I struggle to arrive at answers myself. She is very intuitive and has an amazing understanding of people, which has in turn helped me better empathize with others and deal with difficult situations/relationships in my life.
Written on Aug 03, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
I have never done therapy before and I am so glad I was paired with Alexis as my therapist. She is great at identifying my feelings and has helped me understand them. Ive learned so much about myself through working with her and I actually have grown as an individual through her guidance and direction. I couldn’t ask for a better therapist!
Written on Jul 03, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and career difficulties
I needed someone to be 100% honest while still being careful with my feelings and Alexis did that from the very first session! She has been able to break down my bigger goals to smaller baby steps and has made something that never seemed achievable, achievable!
Written on Apr 22, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Alexis is comfortable to talk to and offers great suggestions to support my needs
Written on Apr 18, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, career difficulties, and coaching
Very easy to speak with and I’m able to express my emotions. She listens and give great therapy advice!
Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes
Alexis is a great person that is down to earth when it comes to situations. She will be there with you to go with the tough situations and verbally talk through things. I personally did not want someone who agrees with everything I say just to make me feel better in the moment but for someone to assist and to get a plan to address the underlying issue that created the issue. Alexis is very well receptive to a large variety of topics and has a vast knowledge of how to address them in a down to earth Manor. Would definitely recommend to someone who wants to find out the root cause of issues and not just have a temporary boost in confidence because within my experience for the session it seems there are no goals with the other people.
Written on Apr 14, 2024 after therapy with Alexis for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching