Shana Alexander

Shana is extensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and has over a decade of experience practicing DBT across an array of modalities including individual, family, couples, group and community-based therapy. Shana is also formally trained in Psychiatric Medicine as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Shana acknowledges that attempting to find a personal balance between therapy and medications can feel daunting and sometimes hopeless. Shana believes in joining her clients on their current journey and assists them on gaining an established sense of security & stability, regardless of what obstacles and new adventures their unique path presents.

Shana's philosophy of practice is “a generic perfect path for all does not exist in our reality; to treat every person a clinician sees as if one does, is to do a disservice to an individual’s uniqueness and personal strengths. Everyone deserves to explore and uncover which direction is the best for them”. This philosophy of practice has been developed from her experience across a variety of clinical populations, such as individuals struggling with mood, personality, and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, grief/loss, homelessness, Active-Duty Service Members, Veterans, and people in the criminal justice system.

The first session with Shana serves as an opportunity to explore the strengths and challenges that both the patient and Shana bring to the therapeutic relationship, as well as to determine which interventions—therapy, medication management, or a combination of both—will best support the patient’s goals.