About Alex
Alex Scagliola is an AHPRA-registered therapist with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, depression or big life changes. He aims to make therapy feel calm and approachable from the first conversation.
Alex keeps sessions relaxed and warm. He encourages people to move at their own pace and to bring whatever matters most into the room.
How Alex works
Conversations cover what’s happening now, how past events affect present choices, and small steps to feel better day to day. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in ways that suit each person. That can mean noticing unhelpful thought patterns, trying simple behavioural experiments, practising present-moment skills, or focusing on values and committed action.
The methods are adapted to each person’s goals and life circumstances. Alex helps people work through themes such as attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, cancer, and ageing concerns. He also supports those dealing with communication and commitment difficulties, codependency and dependent or avoidant personality patterns.
Outside of work he enjoys bushwalking, stand-up comedy and the beach. He originally comes from the United States and now lives in Australia with his family. He welcomes people ready to explore change and build steadier ways of coping.
What Alex works with
The areas below are the ones Alex selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AHPRA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Alex uses practical, evidence-based approaches in plain language. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with what matters, and take small committed steps towards those values. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and testing new ways of responding.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alex will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs and day-to-day life. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time and make it simpler to check in between other commitments. Others prefer an approach that uses brief practical exercises they can try between meetings. Discussing format and frequency is part of the initial matching and planning process to make sessions work for everyday life.
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