Alex  Boianghu
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Alex Boianghu

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC Specialties Insurance & Fees Locations
Connecticut Accepting Online
Updated November 10, 2022

Specialties & Expertise

  • Depression
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Couples counseling
  • Existential crisis & challenges
  • Spirituality & religion

Professional statement

Alex Boianghu is a Licensed Professional Counselor, providing individual and couples therapy online for clients all over the world. Alex has been a psychotherapist for 30 years and brings his extensive clinical and educational history to life with compassion and wisdom. Alex has an integrative approach which seamlessly integrates four streams of therapeutic approaches: Jungian Psychoanalysis, Somatic Psychotherapy, Trauma-EMDR Therapy, Nondual(East-West) Therapy. Alex approaches each client with the attitude and conviction that there is fundamentally "nothing wrong with you" and the goal of therapy is to experience our fundamental unified wholeness.

Alex holds a Masters degree in Counseling specializing in Couples therapy and several certificates related to EMDR, trauma treatment, yoga therapy, and meditation instruction.

Alex has studied under several preeminent teachers rooted in Eastern traditions and incorporates methods used for thousands of years in helping to heal our wounds and return to a state of Unity-Oneness.

Alex continues to educate himself in the field- most recently completing a year long training program to become a certified meditation teacher, as well as holding an advanced certificate as a Yoga instructor. At the heart of healing, breathwork is essential, and Alex teaches the art of mindful breathing as an integral part of the healing journey.

Are you ready to take the Journey to Wholeness? If yes, please join me on the most important adventure of your life- to the core of BEING.


Message to clients

At the heart of therapy is love! Love of oneself- trust in oneself- and the full expression of oneself. Each session will always focus on healing old wounds and giving room to be who you have always been- free and radiant. Therapy is about going to the core- each seeming issue invariably conveys the root causes of suffering. Our habitual conditioning used for survival in life becomes rigid and outdated and it takes courage and love to let go and live freely.

The most important factor in healing is your willingness and dedication to the process beyond the therapy room. I ask everyone working with me to read, reflect, contemplate and then come prepared to sessions with their insights. It is this active approach that makes you feel empowered to cope effectively with all of life's adventures- which is what life is- a teacher guiding us back to our truth- Therapy is the process of returning home to our original wholeness.

I look forward to taking that journey with you- get your backpack, hiking boots, and equipment ready for the most important of all destinations- back to YOURSELF.


Specialties

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Addiction - Coping with emotional discomfort and suffering; reducing or abstaining from unwanted behaviors such as unhealthy gambling or shopping

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love

Existential crisis & challenges - Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one’s life; finding one’s path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness

Spirituality & religion - Exploring beliefs and practices related to meaning, existence, and spiritual health and healing; enjoying a deeper felt connection with the spiritual dimension of one's life




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Couples
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Connecticare
  • HUSKY Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Optum
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $125 (50min)
  • Sliding scale: $100 - $125
  • Initial session: $125 (50min)
  • Couples sessions: $125 (50min)

Location(s)

Online Sessions (Connecticut)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 7am-2pm
  • Tue 7am-2pm
  • Wed 7am-2pm
  • Thu 7am-2pm
  • Fri 7am-2pm
  • Sat Please inquire about hours
  • Sun Please inquire about hours

Work and Education

Years of Experience: 33 years

Journey To Wholeness, Psychotherapist, 1991 - Present

Realization Process, Meditation Teacher, 2020
EMDR, Advanced EMDR certificate, 2015
California Institute of Integral Studies, All But Dissertation, 2000
Sivananda Yoga, Advance Certificate Yoga Teacher, 1992
Queens College, Ms.Ed., 1991
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Somatic Therapist, 1991


Licensure

Connecticut: 001341


Languages

English


Publications