DR. ALEXA ALTMAN / ABOUT
There is something powerful about being witnessed.
My work begins with noticing what is present—and finding language for what has been difficult to name.
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A little about me
I’m Dr. Alexa Altman, a licensed clinical psychologist in California with more than two decades of experience in trauma treatment, attachment, and relational healing. My clinical work draws on Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Internal Family Systems-informed approaches, and the relationship itself as a place where new experiences become possible.
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A translator of experience
I often think of myself as a translator. I notice patterns, make connections, and help give words to experiences that may be felt before they can be understood. Being witnessed matters to me: the experience of having what was previously unnamed met with curiosity and understood in context.
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The work beneath the work
Symptoms and protective responses do not arise in a vacuum. I’m interested in what they have been trying to manage, what the nervous system has learned, and what becomes possible when a person no longer has to meet those experiences alone.
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Professional background
Licensed clinical psychologist (California). Clinical training includes EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and parts-informed and relational approaches. I work with individuals and couples, offer psychedelic preparation and integration, and teach clinicians practical ways to deepen therapeutic encounters.