Alexandra Poolt, LCSW

Alexandra Poolt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of professional experience. She earned a master’s degree from Columbia University and holds certifications to practice in both New York and Florida. Her training includes study of how family and environmental stressors affect the brain, and her social work career has provided experience with a wide range of people and concerns.

She works with individuals who want to better understand stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms and how surroundings - including home life, workplace dynamics, and internal self-view - influence emotional wellbeing. Using client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing, she partners with people to examine thoughts, address behavior patterns, and set practical, achievable goals. Attention to the body-mind connection is part of her process, and she also supports those managing caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, disability, and social anxiety or phobia.

Her approach emphasizes building practical skills and restoring a sense of control through structured tools and collaborative problem solving. Many people move toward meaningful change after gaining new strategies and an objective space to process feelings. She typically engages through scheduled text, phone, or video sessions during the work week and is available initially via text to establish an ongoing treatment plan. She aims to respond to texts between sessions within 24-48 hours whenever possible.

She has experience treating both recent stressors and longer-standing emotional health challenges. Those who feel she may be a good fit are encouraged to reach out to arrange time to talk and begin the therapeutic work. Alexandra Poolt, LCSW.