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Alexandria M. Dancey is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with experience working with a diverse client population and with clinical experience both sides of the Atlantic.
Alexandia has over twenty years’ experience working in a range of therapeutic settings including support worker, mental health social worker, psychotherapist intern, associate researcher and special needs teacher.
Alexandria has dedicated her career path to working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Ireland and continues practice providing therapy to individuals with a wide range of difficulties.
She has a solid background in research and clinical delivery of programs involving trauma and mental health crises. In the United States, feeling there was a gap in provision for the dual-diagnostic treatment of co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorder, Alexandria successfully facilitated delivery of the L. M. Najavit’s ‘Seeking-Safety’ program, designed to address the complex and critical needs of women who found themselves struggling with the commonly co-occurring symptoms. This program is still being delivered at the centre today, continuing to help address the needs of local women.
Before leaving the United States, seeing an increase in the arrest and detainment of individuals who were arrested whilst experiencing a mental health crisis, Alexandria was proud to be involved in the delivery of the CIT (Crisis Intervention Training Program) for Ohio State Troopers. The aim was a community partnership between police and mental health services, to help address the need for police officers to be able to recognise a mental health crisis and de-escalate and refer to the correct agencies. This minimised the risk of the vulnerable having their difficulties further compounded by legal action.
Once Alexandria moved to Ireland, she trained with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and worked for one year in their brain injury unit in Wexford. After settling permanently in the Galtee Mountains, Alexandria began studying for her MA in psychotherapy and counselling with focus on CBT.
Alexandria will deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) commonly used to treat mood disorders. Using her diverse therapeutic background and experience, she will be able to tailor psychotherapeutic interventions by continuing her history of effective relationship building with her clients and her understanding of complex bio-psycho-social variables and how they impact a client’s capacity to effectively engage in therapy to ensure the best outcomes. This may involve using mindfulness techniques to achieve somatic quieting, an approach Alexandria has found extremely useful in re-establishing calm for the clients. Having trained at John’s Hopkins in Psychological First Aid, Alexandria is well versed in dealing with crisis intakes, which indeed was one of her duties in her role as Mental Health Social Worker. Clients here will benefit from Alexandria’s capacity to work well in crisis situations and to gauge nuanced but important changes in the therapeutic process.
Given Alexandria’s history as in special needs education and as a therapist who themselves is diagnosed with ADHD, Alexandria is eager to work with neurodivergent clients to help tailor the therapeutic process to specific clinical needs and is committed to undertake training to conduct ADHD and Autism assessments.
Alexandria is committed to helping her clients attain peace, balance and their own personal therapeutic goals. Part of this involves continuing education alongside her clinical work. Currently Alexandria continues her focus on working with bereavement and loss in general, researching variables in delivery and outcome in psychotherapeutic interventions with a neurodivergent population and private studies into neuropsychology.
Alexandria is approachable, relatable, warm and welcoming. In her free time, she volunteers for the Irish charity ALONE and enjoys hiking, creative writing and reading and going to the theatre.