Alexandra Bastien

Alexandra Bastien is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings nine years of professional experience to her work helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She emphasizes strengths and practical steps so clients can move forward. Alexandra encourages people to take the first step and recognizes that reaching out takes courage.

Her approach centers on practical, goal-focused methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify small, workable steps toward the changes they want.

Sessions often focus on everyday problems like career stress, relationship strain, grief, or burnout from caregiving. Alexandra also supports people managing trauma, depression, anger, ADHD-related challenges, and social anxiety. She works with issues connected to adoption and foster care, money and workplace problems, and finding life purpose.

Therapy with Alexandra typically involves setting clear, short-term goals and tracking practical progress. She helps people build coping strategies they can use between sessions. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aiming to make therapy useful for daily life.

To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Alexandra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that increase stress and anxiety, then practice different responses. CBT offers clear exercises and homework people can use between sessions to notice patterns and try new approaches.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which spotlights small, concrete steps that lead toward a desired change. This approach helps people break big problems into manageable tasks and track progress week to week.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that feel useful, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which strategies fit daily life and current priorities.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits often include easier scheduling around work or family obligations, shorter check-ins when needed, and fewer delays from travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to use therapeutic tools between meetings and to fit therapy into a busy routine.