Alexa Servodidio, LCSW / Psychotherapist
Alexa Servodidio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist who has spent over fifteen years helping individuals, couples, and families navigate anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and the aftermath of abuse and loss. What started as a plan to attend law school changed the moment a field placement put her on a psychiatric unit — and she never looked back.
In this episode, Alexa walks us through what trauma therapy actually looks like in practice: how EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) helps the brain “unstick” traumatic memories, what a safety contract is and how it works with high-risk clients, and the emotional toll of carrying other people’s hardest moments home with you. She also shares the case that became the basis for her second book — a years-long relationship with a client that redefined what recovery could look like.
Beyond her private practice, Alexa hosts her own radio show, Insight into Healing (Wednesdays at 8pm EST on BlogTalkRadio), and an internet TV show, The Alexa Show. Before her career in mental health, she spent over fifteen years acting on stage, television, and in film.
In this episode:
✦ How one field placement changed her path from law school to social work
✦ What EMDR is, and how bilateral stimulation reprocesses trauma the body holds onto
✦ What a safety contract is and how therapists manage high-risk clients
✦ The realities of crisis intervention including calling EMS and working with the police
✦ A years-long case that shows what real trauma recovery looks like
✦ Why demand for mental health care outpaces the therapists available to meet it
✦ How Ai is already showing up in her clients’ lives, and what that means for the future of therapy
MBTI vibe: INFJ / ENFJ / INFP / ISFJ
High empathy • Deep listening • Emotional resilience • Comfortable with ambiguity • Strong boundaries • Pattern recognition • Intuitive read on people
Need to Know Facts*
Salary Range:
Entry-Level Education &
Additional Certification
Work Experience in Related
Occupation:
Type of organizations to
work for:
Job Outlook:
Resources:
• Avg: $59,350 – $99,110+
• Bachelor’s degree – psychology,
social work, human services,
education, or related field
• Master’s degree – clinical
mental health counseling or
equivalent discipline
• Doctoral or professional
degree optional
• State licensing
• Inpatient
• Outpatient
• Academia / Research
• Key skills include:
– Clinical assessment/ Case
formulation
– Treatment planning, delivery
– Crisis intervention, safety
assessment
– Active listening
– Empathy, social perceptiveness
– Critical thinking
• Private / Group practice
• Community mental-health center
• Hospital or medical center
• Outpatient clinic
• Government or veterans’ services
• Nonprofit or advocacy orgs
• +6% to +18% overall employment
– Mental health counselors +18%
– Marriage-Family +14%
– Psychologists, all types +6%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
O*Net Online
American Psychological Assoc
About Alexa Servodidio
Alexa Servodidio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker / Psychotherapist who has her own Private Practice. She works with individuals, couples, and families. Her clients are both children and adults who experience a variety of issues related to anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), domestic violence, sexual abuse, trauma, divorce, interpersonal relationships, communication, and relational skills.
Ms. Servodidio has a Bachelor of Science from Pace University and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. She has also completed a two-year Post-Graduate Program at Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Adult Psychotherapy and a one-year Couples Therapy Intensive Program. She hosts her own radio show, Insight into Healing, which airs Wednesdays at 8pm EST on BlogTalkRadio. Blogtalkradio.com/alexas29. Ms. Servodidio explores case studies and takes questions from her listeners. The Journal News has also interviewed her regarding a sexual abuse scandal. In addition, Ms. Servodidio hosts her own internet television show; The Alexa Show on alexatvshow.com. She has over fifteen years of experience acting on stage, television and in films.
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