Alexander "Alex" Dannin, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(41 reviews)

LMFT Alexander "Alex" Dannin

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

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Alexander "Alex" Dannin is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: LMFT Years in Practice: 5 State: California

Greetings! It’s my passion and pleasure to assist any person wishing to make a significant change to how they’re thinking and/or feeling. I start with the premise that every individual’s natural state of being is healthy (feeling at peace, worthy, capable etc.). It’s our negative experiences in life that temporarily shift us away from our natural state to one of imbalance. We inherently know something isn’t right based on our “negative” feelings (anger, sadness, fear etc.). I consider all feelings (and emotions) to be inherently neutral—they’re really just indicators to help us know that we’re either in alignment with our natural self or out of alignment. In other words, our feelings don’t exist in a vacuum. They are meant to serve us by drawing our awareness to what we believe about ourselves and whatever situation we’re experiencing. It’s my job to find the beliefs generating the “negative” feelings and to assist the individual with making the necessary changes in thoughts, behavior, actions to facilitate the shift to their natural self.

In terms of modalities, I generally use tools and techniques from: CBT, Solution-Focused, Client-Centered, Psycho Dynamic, and Rapid Resolution Therapy. I’m not attached to a specific model. In other words, I don’t try to fit the client into my model. Instead, I try to use whatever system (tools and techniques etc.) that benefits the client. I reside in San Diego and I’m licensed as a Marriage Family Therapist in California (LMFT). I have 5 years of experience in the field and have served the following populations: active-duty, first responders, corporate professionals, retirees, young adults, and the homeless. Prior to working in mental health, I worked in several corporate positions in information technology and finance. Although it took me a while, I switched careers to follow my passion!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Relationship issues Self esteem Career difficulties Coaching Stress Anxiety Family conflicts Anger management Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

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Alex does a great job of listening and providing feedback and offers suggestions for concrete tasks which benefit my healing process. He is down to earth and approachable. He respects my journey and encourages me to be my best self.

It's early in the process, but Alex has already gained my confidence in identifying root causes of issues I'm dealing with. He goes straight for underlying beliefs about situations I'm in. Later, I'll respond to how effective his recommendations are.

He’s the man!

Alex really helped me improve my self confidence, and understand my actions and emotions better. Alex always uses logic and reasoning to help guide you through your experiences

A+++ so appreciative of Alex and BetterHelp

Alex is such an amazing therapist! He helped me repair my relationship with my sister and has helped me grow in my work and to live passionately again. He has given me strategies and techniques that have helped me get through the most difficult situations and have helped me to wake up every day to be my most authentic true self ready to live my purpose. If you want to learn to let go of fear, grow in your purpose, and make your relationships the best they've ever been, Alex is the man for the job!

Alexander helped to work on stress-related issues. The work with him helped to fundamentally transform my way of thinking. This lead to a positive overall personal development. I am very happy about the support and continuing the therapy with him.

Alex is a wonderful therapist with great insight and has helped me immensely.

I very much enjoy my sessions with Alex. He was able to get me on the right path quickly and I continue to experience progress.

I have been in therapy on/off for about 6+ years before joining BetterHelp and I have never ever come as far as I have with Alex. I feel so comfortable with him and the changes in my life are already so huge. For the first time in a long time, I am really excited about my future. I am so glad I found Alex with your service. He is amazing and I am so privileged to be working with him.

Alex has been instrumental in figuring out and diving down deep into my mind and brain. As someone that suffers from major anxiety and self esteem issues, I’m starting to try to pull off the layers and get down to the root of my issues. Highly recommend Alex for those who are science minded.

It is still early days, but he seems good.

A great therapist who explains and support in the most constructive ways. I would definitely recommend Alex !

I do thank him for his conduct and his ability to understand my problems. I started to understand what is my issue and he helped me finding a way to solve it.

Alex is a great therapist, caring and knowledgeable. A great listener, he taught me something new in every session and I look forward to each meeting.

As my first experience working with a therapist, Alex has helped me through a difficult time dealing with burnout, self-esteem issues, and feeling directionless in life. He helped me take a step back from the situations that were overwhelming me, and demonstrated how to shift to a positive mindset. He is very easy to talk to and passionate about his work, so I'd recommend him to anyone.

Alex is informative, considerate and does not judge. I feel better after my appointments

Alex is a fantastic therapist, he quickly understands your issues and starts exercises to make you understand and get over them. He has worked wonders for me so far.

Alex helped me a great deal. I had a situation that to me at the time felt negative and overwhelming--He very directly he helped me to identify which of my thinking that was getting in my own way, and showing me a mental framework so that I could continue to respond much more healthily to any future challenges. I was impressed at how straightforward and beneficial therapy with Alex was, and how quickly I started to feel better.

I've completed around 15 sessions with Alex and he has genuinely changed my life. He's helped me to change the way I think about things and refocus on what is important to me. I would be on the wrong path without his guidance. I would recommend Alex to anyone!

Very helpful and effective

Alex is a very professional and attentive therapist. very friendly and helpful, a great therapist, He’s knowledgeable, genuinely kind and caring. He helped me through a rough time, I wish him all the best

I have been seeing Alexander for a month now. He is an excellent therapist. He cares for his clients. He is eager to offer support and guidance in the most thoughtful way possible. Highly recommend him!

Alex is the best therapist I ever had. We worked in multiple issues and I had seen progress. He shows that he cares about me and share examples of his own life which makes him more human and relatable. I highly recommend him!

I am about to go on my fourth session with Alex. He has been absolutely amazing thus far!

Alex is able to guide listen and help me through troubled time after feeling ill from work exhaustion. The way to a shift of mindset was shown and I really appreciate his help. Happy holidays!

Alex is awesome and very helpful. He is a good listener and navigates your answers within yourself

Alex is very helpful. He communicates clearly and directly which I appreciate a lot. Any issues seem easily solved as he can quickly pinpoint the source of the issue for us to talk about. It makes talking over everything that much better during such a stressful time in my life.

The sessions have been very good and Alex has been making me think about things that I've never thought before. I am now able to put things into a different perspective which clearly makes sense and helps me to overcome my current difficulties.

Alex is amazing. He really takes the time to listen and understand. Alex helped me work through a time in my life, where I am now feeling more positive and looking forward to what I have coming up. I now understand myself far better than I ever have done - thank you.

This was my first experience with therapy. Alex really helped me to see things differently and gave me the tools I needed to make changes. He is very down to earth and funny. He used great examples and was very motivating. This experience has made me understand the real importance of my mental health.

Alex is an excellent listener and does a great job reading in between the lines during sessions. He was instrumental in helping me work through caregiver fatigue and burnout. He was able to help me find, and define purpose when I was struggling. I strongly suggest him!

Alex is a really insightful counsellor and a fantastic listener, and he has helped me to define my problems and given me tools to tackle them and further my understanding of myself. In short, he gave me exactly what I needed. Highly recommended!

Working with Alex has allowed me to clear the proverbial space in my head for bigger better things. Where I was once filled by constantly rehashed trauma and apprehension is now more room to breath and grow. I am so grateful for his help and all that we’ve accomplished in our sessions. This is exactly the guidance that I was looking for.

Alex was fantastic. I could tell he got me and we clicked straight away which made our sessions easier. He really helped shift my mindset from a place of 'what's the point' to being able to see everything as exciting and an opportunity. I would definitely speak to Alex again if anything else comes up in my life that feels like I need it.

Alex is fantastic, helped me.resolve a current struggle by identifying a more problematic underlying concern. Highly recommended I will be back if I need more help in the future.

Really great and knowledgeable

Incredibly helpful, supportive, & full of insight! I highly recommend him to anyone looking to grow & learn!

I had a therapist years ago that I compare Alex to. For your services to advertise that they find a therapist as a much better match I think I see that when I got recommended Alex. He's a good combination of the right personality with the proper experience for the issues I'm seeking help with.

Alex is a fantastic councillor, who quickly grasps the major issues concerning his clients and quickly works on changing their way of thoughts to be more positive. Highly recommend his approach.

Alex is the only counselor I feel like has given me tools to better handle my anxiety and I’m extremely grateful. Great listener, cool personality and he makes it a very comfortable experience opening up about the things that make me uncomfortable.

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