Alexandra (Ali) Kagan
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
Supporting individuals and couples with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
When life’s challenges feel overwhelming, I’m here to help you find clarity, strengthen your relationships, and work through the complexities of life with more resilience. I specialize in couples therapy for relationship issues like conflict resolution, dating, divorce, infidelity, and intimacy concerns, as well as therapy for anxiety, depression, and personality disorders. Through a strengths-based and client-centered approach, I focus on helping you build self-awareness, find new ways to manage distress, and feel confident in your path forward. Drawing on CBT, DBT, and trauma-focused CBT, I offer practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, with a strong emphasis on building emotional regulation and healthy thought patterns. I bring experience from group settings, schools, and mental health clinics, working primarily with adolescents, young adults, and couples. At the heart of my work is creating a supportive environment, where I meet you where you are with empathy and respect and help you develop the skills you need and build lasting progress. Let’s work together to help you feel grounded and empowered.
Practice hours (EST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Body positivity
- Neurodivergent people
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Behavior Modification
- Couples Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Body Image Therapy
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Dream Interpretation
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Exposure Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Imagery Reversal Therapy
- Light Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Narrative Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Gottman Method
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$200 — $225per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Connecticut
- Aetna – New Jersey
- Anthem – Connecticut
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Connecticut
- Cigna – New Jersey
- Horizon NJ Health – New Jersey
- Optum – New Jersey
- Oscar – New Jersey
- Oxford Health Plan – Connecticut
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LMSW
44SL06892100 , New Jersey
LMSW
5821 , Connecticut
Education
New York University
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2020
The Pennsylvania State University
BS (Bachelor of Science), 2018