Lexi McGough, LCSW - Therapist at Grow Therapy

Lexi McGough

Lexi McGough

(she/her)

LCSW
6 years of experience
Virtual

Hi there, I'm Lexi! I’m passionate about helping people find their voice and feel truly seen and heard. I strive to offer an unbiased, non-judgmental, and empathetic ear. I may not have all the answers, but I promise to provide a safe space for you to be your true self. I aim to bring my authentic self into our work, balancing warmth with professionalism. You can expect a space free of judgment, where we build on your strengths, gently challenge unhelpful patterns, and respect when you need time and space.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

The first few sessions with me are all about gaining more insight about you and your life so that I may have a comprehensive picture of what it is you are having difficulty with and to help you identify your strengths and what resources are available. It also helps me to gauge my clients' readiness for change and to help set the tone and pacing of our time together. I typically conduct 45-55 minute sessions once a week, but we can discuss a treatment schedule that fits your lifestyle and needs!

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

As a therapist, I’m passionate about helping people find their voice to feel truly seen and heard, and I strive to tailor my approach to your individual needs. I aim to bring my authentic self into our work, balancing warmth with professionalism. You can expect a space free of judgment, a felt sense of safety where you can be yourself, where we build on your strengths, gently challenge unhelpful patterns, and respect when you need time and space. I know that change isn’t easy, but with the right support, it’s possible.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I am passionate about supporting individuals with trauma histories (neglect, physical/emotional/sexual abuse, traumatic events), anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, and exploring the impact of their family of origin on their personal development. As a practioner with ADHD, I am also passionate about helping individuals explore how this condition impacts our day to day functioning and working together to strength your executive functioning skills.

About Lexi McGough

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Attachment-based

As we dive into your relationships, I will acknowledge the impact of attachment patterns and beliefs on our functioning and how this may contribute to interpersonal difficulties.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

I utilize most of my interventions and techniques based off of DBT as it deals largely with mindfulness, relationship and communication skills, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skills as these are primarily the skills we all have difficulty with and would largely benefit from fine tuning and practice.

Mind-body approach

I like to incorporate the use of mindfulness through movement and breathing practices, and will bring in the understanding of how the vagus nerve interconnects the mind and body connection and learning how to access our body's natural calming system. I will also always acknowledge the interconnection of our physical and mental health and encourage ruling out physical symptoms and how these may be manifesting from mental health symptoms, and vice versa.

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

I practice the use of defusion to help people especially with anxiety and negative thoughts to separate ourselves from our thoughts and increase personal resilience and control over how we are attending to our worries and needs. I often look at the impact of living into our values on our overall functioning and well-being as well.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I will often bring in elements of CBT when we notice themes and unhelpful/unkind beliefs about the self, often in the form of our inner critic voice.