Therapist Information

Specialties and Areas of Focus

  • Anxiety

  • Relationship and social struggles; social anxiety; family of origin related relationship and psychological struggles

  • Depression

  • Persistent dysfunctional patterns of personality, behavior, thought, or actions; "Personality Disorders"

  • The experience of feeling lost, directionless, or incomplete sense of identity

  • Issues surrounding race, ethnicity, class, sex or gender, particularly 1) issues of living between two cultures and 2) ways that these identities relate to our struggles in unrecognized ways

  • College student mental health

  • Precocious and parentified teenagers

 

My name is Dr. Alex Gomez and I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have worked in the mental health field for 13 years and began training in clinical psychology in 2005. I have a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) from Antioch University Seattle. I earned my Master's degree from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. My experience includes private practice; outpatient counseling for adults, teens, children and families at community mental health centers in Detroit, Seattle, and Tacoma; Individual and group counseling and psychological testing at University counseling centers in Seattle and Cleveland, OH; In-School individual counseling at Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; and individual counseling (Motivational Interviewing) for substance use for Harborview's Psychiatry and Behavioral Health department. Prior to my psychotherapy and counseling career, I worked for an adult and geriatric psychiatric unit in West Michigan. I am very dedicated to continually developing my knowledge and skill in the field of psychology and this is reflected by my involvement in psychological organizations, consultation groups, continued education, and a tendency to continually read classic and contemporary research and theory. 

I have worked with a really broad range of ages and problems. If there is something about my description of therapy that speaks to you, please do not hesitate to contact me if your struggle is not mentioned in my specialties.

I work from perspectives grounded in Relational and Interpersonal Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Hermeneutic therapies. Approaching psychological struggles from this way allows me to explore and treat severe and persistent problems of emotion and thought. This approach typically requires a long-term commitment in order to surface ways that your unconscious maintains your problematic patterns. I also pay attention to how the political, cultural, and social worlds in which one lives contribute to one's struggles. More information about my therapeutic approach is available here.

License

Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Washington LH#60739452