Alexis Beckford
Hi, I’m Alexis! I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Georgia with several years of experience helping adults navigate anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, life transitions, and difficult family or relationship dynamics. You may be feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed by your thoughts, uncertain about a relationship, or frustrated by patterns that keep repeating. You may also be functioning well on the outside while privately struggling to manage your mood, past experiences, or the expectations placed on you. Therapy can provide a place to slow down, understand what is happening, and begin making meaningful changes.
I'm trained in DBT, trauma-focused therapy, and Attachment-based therapy and work with individuals and families, specializing in anxiety, trauma, attachment, family concerns, and relationship issues.
My experience includes community-based care, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, nonprofit organizations, residential treatment, and private practice. I use evidence-based approaches including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and other trauma-informed and attachment-based interventions. Your treatment will be tailored to your needs rather than based on a one-size-fits-all approach. I earned bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Religion, a Master of Social Work, and a Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Georgia. I am currently completing my Doctorate degree and also serve as a part-time Assistant Professor, helping prepare future social work professionals. My style is warm, authentic, engaging, and collaborative. I want you to feel comfortable being yourself in therapy while also receiving honest feedback, practical tools, and support in working toward the changes that matter to you.
First session
Our first session is an opportunity for me to understand what is bringing you to therapy and what you would like to change. We will discuss your current concerns, relevant history, relationships, strengths, and previous experiences with treatment. You are welcome to share at a pace that feels manageable; you will not be expected to tell your entire story at once. We will also begin identifying practical goals and discussing the approaches that may be most helpful. By the end of the session, I want you to have a clearer sense of what working together could look like and whether I feel like the right therapist for you.
Strengths
I bring warmth, authenticity, clinical experience, and a balance of compassion and directness to my sessions. I understand that clients can share the same diagnosis while having very different histories, identities, relationships, and needs. Rather than applying one approach to everyone, I draw from several evidence-based methods to create care that fits the individual. My work across inpatient, residential, community-based, and private-practice settings has prepared me to support adults experiencing both everyday stressors and more complex emotional concerns. Clients can expect a nonjudgmental space where they feel heard, appropriately challenged, and supported in developing practical skills they can use beyond the therapy session.
Ideal clients
I work best with adults who may appear to have everything together but internally feel anxious, depressed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or overwhelmed. My clients may be managing bipolar disorder, recovering from traumatic experiences, navigating a major transition, or struggling with painful family and relationship patterns. You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning therapy. You only need to be willing to explore what is happening and participate in the process of creating change. I welcome clients from diverse racial, cultural, socioeconomic, sexual-orientation, and gender-identity backgrounds.
Treatment methods
Attachment-based
I use attachment-based principles to help clients understand how earlier relationships and experiences may influence their current needs, expectations, boundaries, and relationship patterns. This approach can be especially helpful when addressing family conflict, fear of rejection, difficulty trusting others, or recurring interpersonal concerns.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help clients identify connections among their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we examine patterns that may contribute to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or avoidance and develop more balanced ways of thinking and responding.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I use DBT to help clients manage intense emotions, tolerate distress, improve relationships, and respond more intentionally during difficult moments. Depending on your needs, we may practice mindfulness, emotion-regulation, distress-tolerance, or interpersonal-effectiveness skills that you can apply in everyday life.
Trauma Informed Care
My trauma-informed approach recognizes how difficult experiences can affect your mood, relationships, self-esteem, physical reactions, and sense of safety. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed principles when appropriate. ART uses guided imagery and eye movements to help reduce distress connected to traumatic or painful memories, while IFS-informed work can help you understand and respond compassionately to the different “parts” of yourself that may hold fear, pain, anger, or protective responses. We will work collaboratively and at a thoughtful pace, emphasizing choice, emotional safety, and your individual readiness throughout treatment.
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Virtual sessions
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- GeorgiaLicense CSW009270