Serving/Estado: Oregon

Education: Portland State University, MSW, BSW, AA

Other worlds I have inhabited: Classical music, fine arts, culinary arts, cheese mongering, horticulture, and economic development (helping folx start businesses)

Accepting/Finanzas: Pacificsource commercial and OHP, Providence, Kaiser NW and sliding scale/tarifa ajustada según ingresos

Modalities: decolonized therapy and liberation psychology are the lenses through which I practice Internal Family Systems (Level 1 and 2 trained by the IFS-institute), EMDR, transpersonal therapy, depth/Jungian therapy, strengths based, person centered, narrative, and existential psychotherapy.

Populations: BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S, ARTISTS (fine arts, music, and performing arts)

Languages: Spanish, English

Alexandra Perez Urbina, LCSW (she/they, ella/elle)

Hi, My name is Alexandra, and I go by Alex and use she/they pronouns.

Generationally, I am what TikTokers and Instagramers refer to as a “geriatric millennial.” I consider myself morena (it means "brown/tan", but also of Indigenous, European, and possibly Black ancestry) and was born in Venezuela; I am fluent in Spanish and code switch and Spanglish bastante. I moved to the US when I was 9 years old. I experienced several hardships in my life including a parent’s divorce, assimilation, and abrupt changes in socio-economic status, just to name a few things. I was brought up Christian but transitioned to Indigenous Spiritual practices, having always felt a close affinity to the natural world and a desire to connect to ancestral wisdom and heal what colonization has tried to eradicate in me. As a child I felt deep despair for the extinction of animals and am familiar with environmental anxiety, which informed my decision to abstain from having children despite being married (I am the mother of 2 mini panthers 🐈‍⬛). Lastly, it is important for me to let you know that my personal beliefs are aligned with progressive values. 

My life has been rich with experience and my journey to becoming a therapist is akin to the convening of several rivers. My experiences form a large part in the therapist I’ve become. In my work as a client, I have processed grief and loss, from the death of my mother to divorce; explored the ways in which immigration impacted my mental health (lo and behold– there is grief in that, too!); naming and exploring internalized oppression from within my own culture (colorism and anti-indigeneity) to the USA’s own special brand of racism; and healing various forms of trauma (from racial to intergenerational). I have come a long way in my own therapeutic journey and with deep honor hope to be a part of yours!

Please note that as a therapist, I am not mysterious about my life and past struggles. I am unable to trust therapists I don’t know, so I share my humanity in ways that are therapeutically beneficial to my clients. If you prefer someone who’s less interrelational and more of a “mirror”, I’m not your person.