Hey there!

I’m Alexandra Louise Echelmeier, LCSW, Therapist & Life Coach. I want to share with you a little bit about what I specialize in & how I practice therapy and coaching so that you can see if it would be a great fit for us to work together.

A lot of people think therapy and life coaching are just talking about the hard stuff. It is about this—but it is so much richer and deeper than that. It’s about growth, restoration and empowerment. It’s about connection, celebration and finding freedom.

Interested in Therapy? Welcome! I am a compassionate and experienced mental health professional with a passion for helping adult individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, autoimmune disorders, and traumatic brain injuries.

In my online therapy practice, I provide a warm and inviting space where clients can feel comfortable and safe as they work towards recovery. My goal is to create a supportive and collaborative relationship with each individual, empowering them to take control of their mental and physical health. I offer a variety of evidence-based therapies, including but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness-based interventions, tailored to each client's unique needs and goals. I also place a strong emphasis on holistic wellness, recognizing the importance of addressing the mind-body connection in healing.

Ready to courageously step into therapy to do the work? It is my joy to walk alongside awesome individuals like you who are ready to heal and learn healthy ways to enjoy life again. One of my favorite mantras is that “the story isn’t over yet” and there are so many wonderful ways where healing can be found. There is hope!

Interested in Life Coaching? So glad you are here! Are you feeling excited to live that free & empowered life? Need accountability? Ready to take intentional action that aligns with your values? Needing to rebuild after significant life changes?

Another inspiring part of my work that I do outside of the therapy space is to provide life coaching for adult individuals like you, who are ready to move forward into a more present & future-focused mindset! When life coaching, I provide space through both phone and asynchronous coaching where you can develop healthy actions and skills that increase your resilience, motivation & self-compassion while working towards living into the goals and dreams that you have been putting off. It is my joy to help my coaching clients move from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to feeling empowered and fulfilled.

Life Coaching is not therapy…it has its own kind of beauty with an empowerment focus. It is great transforming work!

As a life coach, I combine transformation life coaching, Solution-Focused Coaching, and The Resiliency Method, along with other techniques and interventions that are specific to helping you achieve your goals and live authentically into who you are created to be.

My Life Coaching Toolbox

  • Compassion-Centered Coaching

  • Growth Mindset Techniques

  • Enneagram

  • Strengths Development

  • MI (Motivational Interviewing)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Coaching

  • Visualization Techniques

  • Mindfulness Strategies

  • Solution-Focused Coaching  

  • Transformation Life Coaching

My Therapeutic Toolbox

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Radically Open DBT (created to reduce overcontrol/obsessive-compulsive patterns & reduce inflexible thinking & behavior patterns)

  • IFS (Internal Family Systems)

  • CFT (Compassion-Focused Therapy)

  • MI (Motivational Interviewing)

  • Trauma-Informed Interventions

  • Somatic/ Mind-Body Techniques

  • CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) Methods

  • Strengths-Based Interventions

Educational Background

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri

  • Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW) in Kansas

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work with a Clinical Emphasis from The University of Kansas, Graduated 2012 with Honors

*I regularly invest in continuing education for learning the latest evidence-based therapy & coaching techniques utilized to best serve my clients. Through ongoing education, I am able to provide the most up-to-date, researched techniques in my sessions & services with clients to increase their success in reaching personalized goals.

What People are Saying

Please note: To protect confidentiality, all names & specific ages & gender identities have been protected.

It is hard for me to trust people, so I was worried that therapy wouldn’t work for me. I was surprised to feel understood and not judged. I have a lot of trauma in my past, but she gets it. I like that she is real about things. She is easy to talk to and really cares.

— Adult Client, 20-Something

Nightmares, panic attacks, constant anxiety and fear ruled my life before. Now, I am sleeping better. I am able to go shopping and go on walks in my neighborhood again without having panic attacks. I am laughing more. I’m glad to say that trauma therapy is actually helping me.

— Client, 50-Something