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About

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My professional journey to become a therapist began some 30 years ago when I was 17 years old.  Fresh out of high school, a bit lost and disoriented, I agreed to take a Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aid course with a friend.  After completing my training, I worked in a variety of hospital settings including post-op, sub-acute, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facilities. What proved to have the greatest impact on me was working in hospice care with patients and their struggle to find meaning, as well as with grief-stricken adult children with loved ones in dementia care nursing homes.  It was during this time a growing passion for knowing others’ pain, connecting with them through our shared pain, and working to help diminish this pain. Through this early experience in nursing–combined with growing up in a family riddled with pain from mental illness, generational dysfunction, and addiction–a passion to help others heal formed and a path forward emerged.

As a psychotherapist, I work from a Relational Psychoanalytical and Jungian approach.  I treat individual adults 30 years of age and older. My patients are typically from all walks of life, cultures, religions, and backgrounds.  Please visit my page on Specialties for more about areas I specialize in.  

Experience and Curriculum Vita

CURRENT LICENSE AND AFFILIATIONS 

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: WA #LF 61159909; OR #T1329; CO #928; NV #1020 
  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor III OR #18-R-41
  • Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor NV #331
  • National Certified Counselor #95857
  • American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy Approved Supervisor 
  • Fellow Member – American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy 
  • Member – Oregon Friends of Jung
  • Member – Oregon Counseling Association
  • Member – Washington Mental Health Counselors Association
  • Member – International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

PAST LICENSE AND AFFILIATIONS 

  • Nevada Association of Marriage & Family Therapy – President (2012-2017) 
  • Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor Approved Supervisor -NV
  • Licensed Alcohol Counselor – CO
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – VA
  • Member – Southern Nevada HIV Prevention Planning Group (2013-2017)
  • Member – International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
  • Member – Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
  • Child and Family Investigator – CO

EDUCATION

Pacifica Graduate Institute

   PhD Depth Psychology                 ABD 2014

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

   Master of Science, Counseling    December 2004

   Bachelor of Arts, Psychology     May 2002

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 

Private Practice, Vancouver, WA, Psychotherapist/Supervisor

     May 2021 – Present

Private Practice, Portland/Lake Oswego, OR, Psychotherapist/Supervisor

     August 2017 – April 2021 

Private Practice, Las Vegas, Psychotherapist/Supervisor

     January 2005 – March 2018

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, MFT Program, Adjunct Graduate Professor 

     August 2007 – December 2017

Maria Droste Counseling Center, Denver, Psychotherapist/Supervisor

     March 2011 – May 2013

University of Colorado, Denver, CO, MFT Program, Adjunct Graduate Professor

     January 2012 – May 2013

Bridge Counseling Associates, Las Vegas, Psychotherapist  

     June 2003 – January 2006 

 Community Counseling Center, Las Vegas, Intern Psychotherapist  

     December 2002 – March 2003

 SafeNest – Domestic Crisis, Las Vegas, Crisis Response Team Member

     January 2001 – May 2003  

OTHER CURRENT RELATED EXPERIENCE 

North Las Vegas Police Department EAP and Critical Incident Counselor  – Jan 2010 to May 2011

Psychotherapist, Horizon Academy: Residential Treatment Center, Amargosa Valley, NV – Jan 2006 to Jan 2008

COURSES TAUGHT

Ethical & Legal Issues: Marriage and Family Therapy – Graduate MFT (UNLV) – Spring 2017

Advanced Practicum – Graduate MFT (UNLV) – Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017

Internship – Graduate MFT (UCD) – Spring 2012 & Spring 2013

Advanced Family Assessment– Graduate MFT (UCD) – Spring 2012 & Spring 2013

Contemporary Marriage and Families – Undergraduate (UNLV) – Fall 2007 & Spring 2008

Successful Couple & Marital Relationships – Undergraduate (UNLV) – Fall 2007 & Spring 2008

Personal Growth – Undergraduate (UNLV) – Fall 2008 & Spring 2009

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

AAMFT Annual Conference, September 2015 Austin Texas – Ethics in a Modern World 

NAMFT Annual Conference, October 2015 Las Vegas – Ethics in Supervision

NAMFT Monthly Workshop 2014-present Las Vegas – Supervisor Ethics & Case Consultation 

910 NE Minnehaha St
Vancouver, WA 98665

(360) 836-4298
therapy@garydalexander.com

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About My Practice

My practice specializes in treating adult individuals who come from a wide array of backgrounds, belief systems, and experiences.

Office Schedule

Offering both in-office and telehealth appointments.

Mondays -Thursdays  7:00am – 4:30pm

Contact Information

910 NE Minnehaha St
Vancouver, WA 98665

(360) 836-4298
therapy@garydalexander.com

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