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Alexandria Littlejohn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Pronouns: she/her/hers
I believe we heal and flourish in and through our connections with others. I place an emphasis on co-creating an egalitarian and collaborative therapeutic relationship where you feel respected and empowered. I’m dedicated to establishing a space where your unique identities, lived experiences, and needs are welcomed and appreciated. My approach to therapy is relational, anti-oppressive, culturally humble, feminist, and affirming. I blend elements of skill-building, attachment-based, emotion-focused, and somatic interventions to better understand your past experiences, explore relational patterns, and guide you toward healing and growth.
Alexandria earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology and Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of Memphis and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Vanderbilt UCC. Prior to Vandy, Alexandria served as a staff therapist at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN where she worked directly with health science graduate students. She also has experience working in partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment settings.
Alexandria is passionate about serving those experiencing trauma/PTSD and dissociation, identity-based challenges, LGBTQIAP2S+ identifying students, first-gen students, and graduate students.
Outside of work, Alexandria enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, listening to vinyl records, and being outdoors.