Alexis Bandyk, LCPC

(She/Her)

Therapy for teens and adults navigating neurodivergence, anxiety, and self-trust.

I work with teens (14+) through adults across a wide range of identities and life contexts, including neurodivergent and neurotypical clients, LGBTQ+ individuals, students, and adults navigating work, relationships, and transitions. Many of the people I support feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in panic spirals, unsure how to start or finish tasks, or disconnected from their body and self-image.

Specialties:

  • Navigating neurodivergence
  • Panic and anxiety spirals
  • Identifying values in relationships
  • Building a healthy relationship with food and body image

What To Expect

My style is gentle, curious, and playful. Clients often describe sessions as a safe place where they feel seen. I take an open-ended, collaborative approach that prioritizes rapport and understanding the whole picture of your experience. I validate what you’re feeling while also, with your permission, reflecting patterns or cognitive dissonance that may be getting in the way of your goals.

Sessions typically begin with a check-in about how things have felt between sessions, followed by a collaborative decision about how you’d like to use our time. I aim to make space for reflection, insight, and practical support. Sessions wrap up with a summary and discussion of any tools you may want to try outside of therapy. In the first session, we’ll review confidentiality, talk through my approach, and gather information about what’s bringing you in. When helpful, I offer between-session practices tailored to your needs—such as journaling prompts, worksheets, curated music playlists, SMART goal-setting, or building a personal “calm toolbox.”

We Might Be a Fit If You Feel…

  • “I can’t figure out why starting or finishing tasks feels so hard.”
  • “I don’t like how I look in the mirror or worry about how others see my body.”
  • Stuck between wanting change and feeling unsure how to move forward.

A Little About Me

I believe healing is a journey, not a quick fix—and that growth doesn’t happen inside the comfort zone. My work is grounded in client-centered therapy, where you’re the expert on your life, and narrative therapy, which helps you externalize problems and reconnect with moments of resilience and agency. I’m ADHD-CCSP certified and trained as a Certified Crisis Counselor through Crisis Text Line. I work from a neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQIA+ competent lens.

I became a therapist guided by the mantra, “Be who you needed when you were younger.” Finding the right therapist changed my own healing journey, and I aim to offer that same sense of safety and empowerment to others. Outside of work, I’m married, live in the city with my dog, love cooking, and enjoy growing my ever-expanding plant collection. If you’re looking for a gentle, affirming space to build self-trust and clarity, I’d love to work with you.

I may not be the best fit for PTSD, personality disorders, or situations requiring higher levels of care. 

If you’re ready to work with your brain instead of against it—and build tools that actually fit you—I’d be glad to work with you.

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