Experiential Therapy · Dallas, TX

Experience Change that Lasts

Specialized therapy for adults in Dallas who are ready to do more than understand their problems and create change at a deeper level.

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What makes MY approach different

Experiential therapy works at the deepest levels

Some people who come to therapy are good at insight. They can see the patterns and explain where they came from, but just seeing it clearly isn't enough to change it. If you're still stuck despite thinking you know the problem, the work needs to happen at a different level.

Experiential therapy works at the emotional level, where patterns were actually formed, not just where they show up. Rather than analyzing from the outside, we work with the emotional logic underneath the behavior and change it there. This is grounded in research on how the brain revises emotional memory. The work is active, and the changes tend to stick.

Trained in: Coherence Therapy · EMDR · Enmeshment Treatment

Informed by: Schema Therapy · IFS/parts work · Psychodynamic · Constructivism · And More

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Alex Cohan, MS, LPC Associate

About Me

I work with adults who feel stuck in their patterns. I became a therapist because I personally experienced the difference between therapy that works and therapy that just fills an hour. My approach is experiential, meaning we work with what is happening inside you in real time to understand the emotional logic behind the patterns that keep you stuck. I view these patterns not as character flaws, but as old strategies that don't fit you anymore. My goal isn't just to help you understand your problems; it’s to help you move through them. I want to ensure that the time and effort you put into therapy results in you being the version of yourself you want to see.

MS, Counseling · LPC Associate, Texas #97785 · NCC

Supervised by Erin Wysong-Warren, LPC-S.

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Areas I work with

What brings people here

Anxiety

For people who know they are anxious but struggle to let it go. Knowing it’s there hasn’t made it any less disruptive.

Trauma & EMDR

Developmental trauma often shows up as patterns, not a single event. EMDR and Coherence Therapy target the emotional memory directly.

Enmeshment & Codependency

If you grew up in a family where your own needs came last, those patterns follow you. They don’t need to control you anymore.

Therapy for Men

Men often carry patterns they haven’t had language for: people-pleasing, difficulty with limits, a feeling that they can’t be themselves.

Personality Difficulties

Rather than starting with a diagnosis, this approach maps the traits and patterns and works to change them at the level they were formed.

Depression

Sometimes it’s more than sadness. It’s numbness, disconnection, or a constant weight. This work gets underneath the surface to where it started.

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Understanding the work

Experiential Therapy

Why Understanding Your Anxiety Isn’t Enough to Change It

Insight is a good thing. It‘s often necessary for change. But it's not sufficient.

Enmeshment & Codependency

What Is Enmeshment? Signs You Grew Up in an Enmeshed Family

Enmeshment isn‘t just closeness. Here‘s how to tell the difference.

Experiential Therapy

What Is Coherence Therapy? A Different Approach to Treating Stuck Patterns

Most people haven’t heard of Coherence Therapy. Here’s what it is, why it works differently, and who it’s for.

Trauma & EMDR

Why Talking About It Hasn’t Been Enough

Some experiences don’t respond to insight or conversation. They need a different kind of access.

Therapy for Men

The Cost of Being the Competent One

When your whole identity is built on holding it together, needing help can feel impossible — and that’s the problem.

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Have a question or ready to schedule? Reach out here and I will respond within 48 hours.

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Phone: (214) 307-2606

Email alex@irrdallas.org

Please avoid including sensitive health information (such as diagnoses or medications) in this form. For clinical questions or if you are a current client, contact me directly at (214) 307-2606 or alex@irrdallas.org.

Experience Change that Lasts

Experiential therapy works at the deepest levels

About Me

What brings people here

Anxiety

Trauma & EMDR

Enmeshment & Codependency

Therapy for Men

Personality Difficulties

Depression

If this sounds like a fit, let’s talk.

Understanding the work

Why Understanding Your Anxiety Isn’t Enough to Change It

What Is Enmeshment? Signs You Grew Up in an Enmeshed Family

What Is Coherence Therapy? A Different Approach to Treating Stuck Patterns

Why Talking About It Hasn’t Been Enough

The Cost of Being the Competent One

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