“We all have our own afflictions and unique
‘cross to bear’
I can help you feel less alone in holding yours.”
If you have been suffering in silence, you need not any longer. We all deserve a place of sanctuary to be witnessed, held, and fully met in our deepest, most vulnerable pain. I would be honored to be that person and witness for you. The broad goal of therapy, as I see it, is unburdening; and, I help people unburden — deeply. Did you know that the word “psychotherapy” actually has Greek origins, meaning “tending to and companioning soul”? This spiritual definition of psychotherapy resonates for me in terms of my own orientation as a healer. I carry a de-pathologizing lens that is not heady or clinical, where you will be honored in your humanity, invited into your emotions and body, met with warmth and empathy, and be supported to flower in all ways. I do not subscribe to a one-size-fits-all approach; my therapeutic style is personalized, intuitive, and artful, which my clients really seem to appreciate. Specifically, I help adults who are feeling lost, empty, broken, invisible, or are grieving or hurting, to move through their buried pain, to re-access their innate resilience & wholeness, reclaim their self-worth, and remember who they are again.
Many of my clients have challenges that impact their capacity to enjoy a meaningful and rich life. I help my clients to feel truly received, seen, and heard for exactly who they are. I accompany my clients in their core pain so they feel less alone. In today's world, many seek a grounded, healing male presence, and my clients often share that I provide that for them.
I will help you remember that
you are not,
in fact,
broken.
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I take you on a journey into your depths — into areas in your psyche that you have been scared to navigate alone or independently, and I help Noor-ish you with the resources to experience greater wholeness & integration.
I create a safe sanctuary for you to land fully as yourself, to truly “let your hair down”, and unburden, so you feel lighter, freer, and more alive in yourself.
I help you understand your past and discover a cohesive narrative that gives meaning to and honors all your life experiences.
I help you healthily reparent yourself, antidoting age-old self-abandonment, so that you can truly nurture and heal yourself.
I support you to uphold your personal dignity fully in your body; or, to restore any sense of dignity you might have felt was once, for any number of reasons, taken away from you.
I guide you to overcome self-censorship and internalized shame to be more of your essential core self.
I help you feel safe in your body and nervous system, so you can finally create the life you've been longing for.
I specialize in the intersection of the psychological and the spiritual, parts-based approaches (IFS, Focusing, inner child healing), healing from narcissistic injury/wounds, grief, forgiveness, and issues of belonging & acceptance (supporting the parts of you that have felt "othered" in life). My style of therapy is intuitive and goes deep.
My ideal therapy client is someone who has a foundation of prior experience with therapy, values depth and spirituality, is open to being guided, and wants long-term care and support. They aren't looking for quick fixes — they are devoted to the long haul of their healing and growth journey — as a love letter to themselves. Those who resonate most with me are deep feelers, creative types, spiritually-inclined individuals, and sensitive souls.
To learn more about what I do as a therapist, I welcome you to watch this brief video below.
Duration & Frequency: 50-minute, meeting weekly or biweekly.
Fee: $175. I offer a sliding scale in instances where this fee would pose a financial hardship and one is deeply invested in their healing. I do not accept insurance.
Location: Virtual for all Florida residents. Outdoor, nature-based sessions are possible in St. Pete, FL once we’ve built rapport, weather permitting. (And, I may be getting a new office for once a week in the near-future).
Questions? Please email me at noorjoyalexander@gmail.com or call 352.672.2514.
What’s Outside My Scope
I celebrate all expressions of life, neuro-types, and relationship configurations.
And, I am not a specialist in ADHD, Autism Spectrum Condition, complex or severe trauma (CPTSD), Borderline (BPD), Bipolar (BP-1 / BP-2), Panic Disorder, or OCD.
Additionally, I am not a specialist in open relationships, polyamory, or other forms of ethical non-monogamy.
Next Step
If the above does not apply to you, please complete the Interest Form below as the next step before scheduling a complimentary 15 min consult.
What Colleagues Are Saying…
Marina Smerling, LMFT
“Noor is a counselor of his word. He lives the aliveness and vibrance that he guides others towards and into. It's clear that, through his own inner work and meticulous journey, he has allowed himself to live courageously, authentically, and in full expression of his own spirit. I am inspired by Noor as a colleague and as a counselor, and trust him to guide others from deep integrity and embodied knowing toward the aliveness that is their birthright. He is furthermore skilled, deeply kind, and wise beyond his years. I highly recommend Noor to anyone looking for a trusted, transformative counselor to help them step into their true potential.”
Dr. Scot Seitz, Pychologist, PhD
“I have known Noor for nearly 20 years. He has a joyful energy that is coupled with sincere curiosity. He is an incredibly authentic and thoughtful person, and he is dedicated to his craft as a healer. You will be very well cared for! I fully endorse Noor.”
Paul L. Linn, LMHC
“Noor Alexander is a sensitive and gifted counselor with a very rich background in terms of his understanding of cultural, race, sexual orientation, and familial issues and how these themes fit into a psychospiritual counseling context. Noor is open-minded and humble in that he is always learning and growing. I have been honored to have Noor as a student of meditation for a number of years. He is always inquiring and a true joy to interact and learn with. His strongest virtue is an open heart. I can recommend Noor with full confidence as an experienced, retired psychotherapist.”
Maureen Ziji Drake, LMHC
“I have the pleasure of working alongside Noor at Soul Purpose Wellness Guild. Wise, humorous, and present, Noor is a great match for spiritually-inclined clients. Noor's rich focus on the psycho-spiritual and parts-based work (IFS) make him a standout therapist!”
“Noor receives people's essence beyond their issues. He has a gift of seeing people's humanity behind their complexity. That's what makes him an excellent therapist and unlike the majority. He can meet you human-to-human and soul-to-soul. It's what makes Noor a true healer — what Carl Jung called a 'Physician of the Soul.'"
—Dr. Don Allan, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist
What Others Are Saying…
Many people I’ve accompanied have expressed that therapy with me greatly exceeded their expectations — some have said it’s unlike any counseling experience they’d had prior. Below are publicly posted, unedited Google reviews for my therapy practice, shared anonymously here. You can read all of them — 33+ five-star reviews — by searching "Noor Alexander, LMHC" on Google, or by clicking here. Every therapy journey is unique and personalized, and no outcome is guaranteed.
“Noor is a counselor that defies the meaning of traditional ‘counseling' or ‘therapy.’ Noor will make you feel 100% safe to share authentically an vulnerably - as you are. My experience of Noor is that he is genuinely loving and caring, never trying to ‘fix’ you, but rather lending understanding and acceptance in a way that creates transformation all on their own. Noor beautifully weaves his training in Nonviolent Communication in with his other skillsets and personality to hold space in a uniquely personal and safe way. Highly recommend!”
“Noor is that counselor that you’ll tell all your friends about, even the ones who aren’t so interested in personal growth. Noor provides the perfect balance between being deeply accepting and lovingly challenging. Noor’s counseling style will help you take a healthy, analytical look at your behavior patterns, and choose differently so that you may actually have that most-satisfying life. In addition, he brings skill and knowledge from his experience as a Nonviolent Communication Facilitator & Practitioner, which sets him apart and offers distinctive value for communication development and relationship support.”
“Noor is a warm and inviting counselor. He is with you 100% when you are with him and he will put you at ease with his kindness, empathy, and sense of humor. What makes Noor special as a counselor is that he can simultaneously hold the heaviness of working through challenging emotional issues with the levity and humor of the human experience. Because of Noor's direct and caring presence, I felt safe to be vulnerable about my deep, painful feelings and to move through them feeling understood and supported. I highly recommend Noor to support you in your healing process!”
“I’ve really appreciated working with Noor. He's a Healer, not just a therapist. He understands the spiritual dimension of healing work in a way that sets him apart from traditional psychologists, and I have felt and appreciated that difference while working with him. He has true respect for his clients and the therapy space. He’s sensitive, supportive, and - above all - present. He also allows his intuition to guide his practice, which, for me, is a breath of fresh air in a world full of rigid methodologies.
As someone who has waded through the gunk looking for a higher quality therapeutic experience, I can honestly say: Noor is the real deal. He cares deeply about the work, and he’s good at it. Period. Through his genuine, non-judgmental curiosity, I've come to know myself better and accept myself more. If you’re ready for healing and change, Noor can help you find the door inside yourself to a new chapter.”
“Noor is a permission-giver. Working with Noor has been a truly transformative experience. He utilizes a unique 'mind-body-soul' approach that integrates guided meditation with profound, empathetic insight. Unlike the standard clinical routines I’ve encountered on this 'carousel of counseling' for years, Noor’s high level of education allows him to dive deep into my psyche to foster authentic, cathartic healing. I am especially grateful for his ability to simply be present in my pain; his work has offered me a life-changing perspective and a genuine path toward long-term emotional well-being. It has been personally empowering.
In addition, what makes Noor special is his unique gift for delivering guidance and his active listening abilities. Sessions begin with guided meditation, where he holds space for my current emotional state (my constellation) and provides thoughtful questioning, eventually closing with the identification of a single 'pearl' of insight. I am constantly surprised by my body’s physical and emotional reactions during our conversations. Beyond the sessions themselves, I almost always feel a sense of cathartic relief, sometimes immediately and sometimes a day or two later.
In summary, Noor’s heart-centered approach has created a safe space for me to express emotions I’ve held within for years. I know my healing will be a continual evolution, but I am hopeful now that I’ve found someone who explores multiple therapies, diving deep with his clients. I can truly say the healing has begun. When seeking your own therapist, ask yourself: have they 'walked the walk' or just learned the language? Noor is an exceptional choice for anyone seeking a purposeful and deeply therapeutic and empathic road to recovery while attempting to navigate their own hero’s journey.”
“A healer of healers. Like his name, Noor, is of the light. When Noor came in to my life, I was just beginning to see the light after a very dark time in my life. Noor helped me to fully step in to it. I call him ‘a healer of healers’, as I, myself, am in a healing profession, though I (like everyone else), at times, need help through in more challenging moments. It is evident in our time together that Noor has devoted himself to his own growth journey, development, and evolution and can act as a wonderful guide in yours. He is compassionate, kind, highly intelligent, and extremely knowledgeable in the field of therapy. I would recommend him to anyone that I deeply cared about that was in any way suffering or needing support.”
“Years of therapy has felt like a lot of talking, remembering, and cognitive-level tweaking and insights for me. It is helpful to a point and then it reaches its limit. No matter how skilled a therapist is, what ultimately shifts our level of consciousness is a genuine connection with another human being who is willing to be present and empathetic when they take us to the core of the unique lessons that life challenges us all with. Noor is one of those rare people who have both the knowledge and the depth of emotional authenticity to facilitate such consciousness raising. I was feeling stuck in my work and just talking about the beliefs and memories that limit my productivity was not helping.
Noor facilitated a session that seamlessly moved me from the thoughts to the emotions and further deeper into the body creating a holistic healing experience. Allowing me to connect to the mind-form of the 'inner child' and to listen to its needs and experiences. I did not just 'understand' the love and inner parenting that was needed cognitively and emotionally but I 'felt' it in my body at the level of sensations as well. Creating a connection where I could feel the safety and acceptance needed to really 'touch', and then share, core wounds is truly a rare and powerful gift he was able to offer. The experiential nature of his work is liberating and it followed with detailed and concrete therapeutic actions and goals. He also offered relevant and insightful 'bibliotherapy' (books, articles, resources) to continue the work. A therapeutic human encounter is ultimately the most potent channel through which we heal and Noor channels those healing powers with tremendous skill. Much gratitude and highly recommended!”
“Noor brings a sense of calm and safety to every session. Experiencing his therapeutic modality opened new pathways of healing that I hadn’t found through traditional talk therapy. His calm demeanor, compassion, patience, and understanding create an environment where meaningful breakthroughs can happen. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Noor. He is a highly skilled professional with his heart in the right place and a genuine desire to help people reconnect with their aliveness.”
“Noor introduced me to techniques and concepts that showed me how to heal and release these unresolved pains and traumas, that I had been carrying all of my life. He really listened and tried to understand. He was patient and comforting. He asked questions that showed insight beyond understanding or expectation.We worked through past traumas that were buried beneath years of avoidance. It has helped me to open up more to myself & others in a beautiful way, that is still yet unfolding. I have been able to live more in the moment and appreciate everything as it comes. I learned how to look into the lens of the past in search of self-compassion and forgiveness, instead of fault or blame. This has since freed up so much mental, physical & spiritual energy. I find that I can enjoy my life more. I enjoy quiet and I delight in my own company. It has helped me to be grateful for everything that has brought me to who I am in this moment, because I love myself, and I am proud of who I am.”
“The potent realizations I’ve had from my sessions with Noor are still relevant to this day. Whenever I meet with Noor, I feel secure to share and open up in the safe container that he creates within his practice. I experience him as professional within his service as a therapist. We have continued to develop trust over time and from that place he has helped me address areas of my life that I have been scared to look at on my own. Working with him has been one of the best decisions for my self-growth and healing journey. If you are not sure about reaching out, I would HIGHLY recommend contacting him.”