Alexandra Ivanovsky, LCSW

Licensed in California · 23 years in practice

Alexandra Ivanovsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, bipolar mood shifts, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 25034 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1427446947 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 23
Languages: English

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About Alexandra

Alexandra Ivanovsky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, bipolar mood shifts, and life transitions. She brings a calm, steady presence and straightforward style to sessions. Her approach aims to make therapy practical and focused on real-life changes.

Over 23 years she has worked across many settings, including outpatient mental health, inpatient care, substance use programs, hospice and palliative services, independent practice, and forensic settings.

Background and approach

Those varied roles shaped how she responds to complex emotional and medical situations. She tailors the way she works to each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. In sessions she treats therapy as a partnership.

Conversations are aimed at identifying goals, building coping skills, and finding clearer ways to communicate. She helps people break down problems into manageable steps and practice new responses that fit their daily life. Alexandra sees how physical illness, caregiving, and loss change relationships and mood.

She also supports people dealing with body image, codependency, addiction, chronic pain, and the stress of major life changes. Her experience includes work with aging and geriatric issues and people on the autism spectrum. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more convenient.

Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People in California who speak English can connect with her practice.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Alexandra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Online support

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to fit each person's situation. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills and routines to manage mood swings, stress, or grief; this teaches concrete steps people can use day to day. Another approach emphasizes improving communication and relationship patterns by practicing new ways to speak and set boundaries so interactions feel clearer and less reactive.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make consistent work easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use brief check-ins during a busy day. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Alexandra focus on?

She focuses on relationship problems, grief, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes along with related concerns such as addiction, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and body image.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical, with simple steps for handling everyday problems and improving communication and coping skills.

What is her professional background?

She has 23 years of clinical experience across outpatient clinics, inpatient settings, substance use programs, hospice and palliative care, independent practice, and forensic work.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices with a focus on people in that state.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on what fits a person’s needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are booked through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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