- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Rome
Rome Alexander is a licensed clinical social worker with over 21 years helping people navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. He practices from Minnesota and works with adults who want clearer coping skills and steadier emotional footing. He believes people already carry strengths that can be built on.
Sessions focus on finding what’s missing - information, perspective, or skills - and then practicing small useful steps toward change.
Background and approach
He aims to make the work manageable and often uses gentle humor to ease difficult moments. Rome frames therapy as a personal journey that the client drives. He helps people sort through accumulated baggage so they can tackle deeper changes when they are ready.
Expect practical tools and clear next steps rather than technical jargon. His background includes more than two decades of clinical practice in trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic, and compassion fatigue. That experience informs how he approaches grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, and career or life-purpose questions.
Sessions emphasize skills people can apply between meetings. The therapist combines steady listening with goal-focused work, coaching people toward better day-to-day coping. The approach is collaborative and paced to the person’s readiness.
Rome works with parenting-related concerns and helps parents manage stress, self-esteem, and relationship strain that affect family life. He also supports people exploring forgiveness and meaning as part of recovery and growth.
What Rome works with
Everything Rome lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rome helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
How evidence-based approaches work online
Rome uses commonly applied evidence-based techniques to help people manage symptoms and make everyday changes. One approach focuses on building practical coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations so symptoms become easier to handle. Another area addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress with methods that help people process difficult memories and reduce their day-to-day impact, while also building stronger emotional regulation and distress-tolerance skills.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan stays relevant and useful for the person’s life and parenting concerns when those apply.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging help maintain momentum between meetings and let people send quick updates or ask questions as they practice new skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep working consistently toward change.
Questions people ask about Rome
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, career questions, compassion fatigue, and parenting-related struggles.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused with practical skills to use between meetings. The therapist listens closely and helps clients practice steps toward clearer coping and healthier routines.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has over 21 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people recovering from trauma, grief, and prolonged stress.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a LICSW, listed as a Minnesota LICSW, and provides services from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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