Alexandria "Alex" Tan, LCSW

Alexandria "Alex" Tan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. The LCSW credential indicates professional licensure to provide clinical social work services. Alex has worked with a wide range of populations and settings, supporting individuals coping with serious mental illness, trauma, substance use, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and burnout.

Her professional background includes roles in correctional facilities, community mental health programs, and outreach to people experiencing homelessness and former foster youth. Across these settings she has supported people with varying socioeconomic backgrounds and a range of personality and mood concerns, guided by the belief that every story deserves to be heard with compassion and care.

Alex uses an integrative and flexible approach that draws from several evidence-informed modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. By blending these methods she aims to help clients explore their experiences, build insight, and develop practical strategies to manage symptoms and move forward.

She has particular experience addressing compassion fatigue and the stresses that come with caregiving or helping roles, as well as relationship and communication problems, self-esteem and attachment concerns, and recovery from substance-related issues. Alex emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance and views the therapeutic relationship as a central tool for growth, seeking to help people reconnect with resilience, rebuild confidence, and rediscover meaning at a pace that feels right for them.