About Alessandra
Alessandra Baird is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Utah who helps people manage anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. She uses a straightforward, warm style that aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between appointments to feel better day to day.
With 14 years of clinical experience, Alessandra draws from several therapy approaches to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and patterns. She applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and coping with intense feelings. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR when trauma and attachment issues are part of the picture.
Alessandra has worked in many treatment settings, which gives her familiarity with depression, mood disorders, grief, addiction concerns, and family conflict. She is comfortable helping people with parenting stress, blended family issues, and the challenges that come with divorce and separation. She pays attention to cultural background and immigration concerns when they affect a person's well-being.
Her approach is direct but empathetic. She aims to understand how a person feels and to agree on clear, manageable goals. Alessandra avoids mixing religion into research-based treatment and will say so if that means she is not the right match.
People who choose to work with her can expect collaborative planning, concrete coping tools, and attention to improving communication and relationships. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How Alessandra’s Approaches Work Online
Alessandra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often involves setting small experiments and practicing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills can be used when overwhelm or intense reactions get in the way of everyday life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alessandra collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She draws from different approaches as needed and checks in regularly to make adjustments together so the plan stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, and getting brief coaching during a stressful day. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people use therapy in ways that match their routines and needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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