Alexandria Nelson, Clinical Social Worker, is currently practicing under an internship that is supervised by a certified Nevada LCSW. Prior to working with Nugent Family Therapy, Alexandria worked for The Children’s Cabinet in Reno, Nevada creating opportunities for families to reunify, creating safety plans, and advocating for families in Northern Nevada Rural communities to have more support services.
Alexandria provides individual therapy and family counseling. Alexandria has a background in working with children, teens, young adults, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral difficulties. Alexandria’s approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MCBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, and Psychoeducation. Her goal is to help her clients overcome the challenges and stressors of life, traumatic experiences, or other circumstances that have impacted them, while increasing a development of self, strengthening coping skills, to better understand and maintain well-being.
In Alexandria’s free time she likes to take hikes with her dog Jax, camp, travel to new places, and spend quality time with family and friends.