Alexa Connors, LCSW

As Director of The Dorm in New York City, Alexa leads the clinical team with thoughtfulness and intention, guiding all clinical strategy and supervision. Her work is rooted in the belief that every individual’s multifaceted identity deserves curiosity and care. Over the years, Alexa has spearheaded several impactful community initiatives, including the launch of the annual Dorm Pride celebration and therapeutic groups including the Survivors of Sexual Assault/Abuse Group and Urge Surfing DBT group. As a founding member of The Dorm’s clinical research team, she helped lead the launch of all staff satisfaction evaluations.

In her clinical work, Alexa takes a deeply relational and psychodynamic approach, often using her sense of humor as a tool to connect with clients. She specializes in working with trauma, personality disorders, high acuity, and LGBTQ+ clients. She is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing. Alexa strongly believes in the power of collaboration in the therapeutic process to find out what techniques and approaches work best.

For as long as she can remember, Alexa always wanted to be a therapist because of her deep love for connecting and communicating with others. She has worked extensively with young adults in various therapeutic environments, including at a middle and high school in the Bronx and at The Center. Through these experiences, Alexa developed her passion for working with young adults, and LGBTQ+ populations. Before studying to become a therapist, she started her career in research examining the impacts of social-emotional learning programs on elementary school students in New York City. This experience solidified her passion for not only working one-on-one with individuals but for exploring the ways in which individuals’ environments impact their lives.

In her free time, Alexa loves cooking, traveling, exercising, exploring the outdoors, and listening to true crime podcasts.