Therapist profile
Alexa Cruz, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Addictions and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, New Jersey / 37PC01233400; LPC, Pennsylvania / PC018695
- NPI
- 1679341556
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Addictions support
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and grief
About Alexa
Alexa Cruz is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She helps people who are facing addiction, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and problems with self-esteem.
She also works with people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability, and those dealing with isolation, panic, mood concerns, or issues connected to military service. Codependency, communication problems, control issues, dissociation, impulse-related concerns, and challenges around guilt and forgiveness are part of her practice focus as well.
In sessions she talks through what’s happening now and what keeps patterns repeating. She focuses on concrete coping skills and ways to strengthen a person’s sense of self. Conversations tend to include practical steps for clearer communication and steadier emotion regulation.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s situation. That can mean working on boundaries, managing cravings or panic, or processing trauma memories at a pace that feels manageable. She pays attention to cultural background and the particular stresses that come with chronic health or military experience.
People meet Alexa to change how they respond to pressure from others, to stop putting their needs last, or to find steadier ground after loss or trauma. Her practice is aimed at helping individuals build more reliable coping skills and clearer decision-making around relationships.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Alexa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address specific problems. One common approach focuses on building concrete skills for managing strong emotions and panic. That involves short exercises to notice triggers, steady breathing or grounding, and practical steps to reduce reactivity. These tools help with panic attacks, mood swings, and high-stress moments.Another frequent approach centers on relapse prevention and coping around addiction. Sessions include identifying high-risk situations, planning safer responses, and rehearsing alternative behaviors. This work can also cover how to set boundaries and change enabling patterns commonly seen with codependency and relationship stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and life demands. That determination can shift as progress is made and needs change.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce the burden of arranging childcare or time off work. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to focus on skill practice, planning, or deeper processing depending on what the client needs.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include codependency, chronic pain, mood and panic disorders.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach uses evidence-based techniques and practical skill-building. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, emotion regulation, and steps to change repeating patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including addiction, trauma, and grief. That background includes work with people affected by chronic health conditions and military service.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices in Pennsylvania.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the participant's location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That will begin the process of setting up an initial meeting.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.