Alex Blankenstein

Alex Blankenstein is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who focuses on helping people feeling isolated or alone reconnect with purpose and direction. He draws on a personal journey through shame and self-doubt toward values-driven confidence. He aims to help people stop repeating old patterns and take small steps that lead to more meaningful days.

Alex emphasizes values clarification and learning self-regulation skills. He helps people identify limiting beliefs and gently rewrite those stories so actions match priorities. Sessions tend to focus on practical choices rather than labels, so people leave with clearer next steps.

Over a decade of practice informs his approach. He blends trauma-informed care with work on compulsive sexual behavior and sexual health when those issues arise. He also supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, and major life changes.

He often frames therapy as a process of growth rather than a one-time fix. Conversations include goal setting, skill practice, and checking what actually changes in day-to-day life. Alex describes his role as a guide who helps people try new ways of coping and measure what works.

Outside of therapy he is a husband, father of three boys, ultrarunner, and backcountry adventurer. That background informs his belief in small habits, physical challenge, and creative pursuits as parts of a balanced life.

Approaches that guide online work and growth

Alex uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on values clarification and self-regulation. Values clarification helps people name what matters most, prioritize actions that match those values, and decide on small experiments to test new behaviors. This approach can help with feelings of emptiness, life-purpose questions, and decisions about relationships.

He also applies trauma-informed methods to help people process past hurts and reduce the ways those memories interfere with current life. Those methods aim to increase safety with emotions and build practical coping skills for anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and reactions tied to relationship or abandonment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit personal goals, comfort level, and what actually helps in day-to-day life. Clients help shape the plan and adjust it as progress is tracked.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since session formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions are more consistent. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote formats to keep momentum between meetings.