Alexandra (Ali) Poling, LCSW
Carlsbad, California
VerifiedTelehealth Available
My Approach to Therapy
My approach is focused on teaching and applying CBT, DBT or mindfulness skills to help manage intense symptoms, identify or change learned thinking and coping patterns that are no longer helpful and to resolve underlying emotional pain.
My style is warm, empathetic and direct.
My Practice & Services
Telehealth sessions are offered throughout California and in-person sessions at Carlsbad therapy office.
"Floating" weekly sessions are offered if flexible scheduling is preferred.
My Therapy Focus
I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Informed techniques to treat the following:
-Depression
-Trauma and Grief (including PTSD, adjustment disorders, complicated grief and traumatic loss)
-Anxiety (including generalized anxiety, health anxiety, panic attacks and persistent ruminating)
-Difficulty with conflict resolution, assertiveness, boundaries or management of anger
Please reach out with any questions or to set up a free phone consultation!
Expertise & Specialties
Age Groups I Work With
Adults
Groups I Work With
Adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma or grief seeking coping skills to help manage their symptoms and resolve underlying emotional pain, trauma or losses.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Concerns & Challenges Addressed
Adjusting to Change / Life TransitionsAnxietyDepressionGrief, Loss, and BereavementPosttraumatic Stress / Trauma
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)Mindfulness-Based Interventions