Mrs. Tessa Alexander is a Clinical Psychological Associate registered to offer Clinical Psychology services to Adolescents and Adults. Mrs. Alexander treats a variety of concerns in person at the clinic, or virtually, including anxiety and mood disorders, post-traumatic stress and ADHD. She has experience supporting patients who’ve endured a workplace accident, are a Veteran or First Responder and/or are those that are the survivors/loved ones of a motor vehicle accident. She also works with clients hoping to explore general wellness concerns in therapy, like stress, bullying, the transition to post-secondary school, work-life balance, communication and healthy relationships.
Mrs. Alexander has experience working in public and private companies, offering both group and individual therapy services. She's previously been employed to work with survivors of domestic violence, those needing support with suicide prevention/intervention, and clients seeking counselling services in a post-secondary school environment. She has provided group therapy to adults managing stress, processing trauma or needing support due to a risk of homelessness. Furthermore, Mrs. Alexander has experience offering therapeutic intervention within a cultural framework to clients that identify as Indigenous, First Nation, Inuit or Metis.
Mrs. Alexander uses a multidimensional approach to therapy. She has experience working with clients from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic perspective, and has integrated components of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness into her therapeutic practice. She has completed her basic training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and is registered in the basic training category with EMDR Canada. She also teaches several psychology related courses at McMaster University in the Masters of Science Psychotherapy Program where she is employed as an Assistant Faculty Member. Regarding clinical training and supervision, Mrs. Alexander supervises clinicians in pursuit of registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and offers guided peer consultation and training groups. Her current passion is to make Yoga more accessible to populations that can benefit, but may not have ease of access to these practices, like those who have experienced trauma and young children. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher for Children, Adolescents, Families and Adults.