My name is Hugh Alexis. I was born and raised in the British Caribbean, and was educated in the United States. I am a clinical social worker by profession. I hold my clinical license in the state Maryland and . I have been working in the Mental Health field for Approximately 24yrs, and have been in private practice for 16yrs. I have experience in substance abuse treatment, community mental health, child abuse and neglect and treatment foster care. I believe that we all experience challenges in our lives at some point. As a Cognitive Behavior Therapist my goal is to help patients restructure their thought processes by listening, processing feelings, validating feelings, confronting irrational thoughts and providing empathy, feedback and hope. I treat my patients the same way I would like to be treated; with respect, dignity and unconditional positive regard. I work from a strength based perspective with children, adolescents, and adults.
I genuinely care about the patients with whom I work. I help my patients by building strong therapeutic alliance with them and using evidence based approaches to help them resolve their challenges.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Coping with life changes, ADHD
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
MD LCSW-C 14520