Alexandra Ainge Cottle , LCMHC, LPC

Alexandra Ainge Cottle is a licensed clinical counselor with 12 years of experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families. She maintains a private practice in South Jordan, Utah, and has extensive background supporting adolescents and family systems in both school and community settings. Alexandra earned a Master of Educational Psychology from the University of Utah, where her coursework emphasized cognitive behavioral approaches and multicultural counseling.

Her early career began as a school counselor and expanded through volunteer work in schools, homeless shelters, and civic and religious organizations. Over the years she has worked with hundreds of clients across a wide range of concerns - from anxiety, depression, and trauma to relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting struggles, and issues related to identity and intimacy. She also brings experience addressing caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

In practice Alexandra uses an integrative approach, drawing on cognitive behavioral strategies, rational emotive behavior therapy, and family systems to tailor treatment to each person or family. She emphasizes a therapeutic environment marked by compassion, empathy, understanding, and appropriate humor, and values collaboration in developing individualized treatment plans. Alexandra has presented and trained groups on topics such as effective parenting, self-esteem, anger management, marriage and sex education, self-harm, and grief. Her professional licenses include LCMHC and LPC, which are credentials for clinical mental health counseling and professional counseling.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Alexandra often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work, a practical approach that helps clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she may use - ACT focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility so clients can move toward meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work with relationships and families by exploring how early bonds influence current patterns and improving connection, communication, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Alexandra collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds to ensure the work remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue consistent, goal-oriented therapy from varied locations, supporting engagement and access while allowing licensed professionals and therapists to tailor interactions to each client’s preferred style.