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Reaching out for support takes real courage, and I honor that bravery.

Compassion Consulting & Therapy

aleks@compassionconsulting.org
(310) 363-0593

Most of us spend our lives trying to fix ourselves, push ourselves, or prove ourselves. But the thing that actually shifts everything isn’t working harder, it’s changing the relationship you have with yourself.

Self-compassion is a power

Let’s talk about people-pleasing - one of my fave topics as I am a recovering people-pleaser myself! It’s not a personality flaw. It’s a nervous system strategy. 🤯

When connection has felt fragile or conditional, saying yes can f

Self-compassion isn’t a reward for doing better. It’s a response to being HUMAN. We tend to think we have to deserve kindness, but struggle isn’t a failure of character! Accepting our humanity doesn’t mean giving up or lowerin

Many people who are hard on themselves are also responsible, capable, and used to pushing through.

Minimizing stress, feeling guilty resting, and downplaying your own needs often look like strength - until they start to cost you.

Noticing this is a

Welcome to my corner! I’m a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, seeing virtual clients in OC and LA. I specialize in evidence-based therapies—CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-Focused Therapy—wit

Self-compassion doesn’t require a new routine, a mindset shift, or more effort. It lives in small, embodied moments: noticing, softening, slowing, and stopping before you push past yourself.

You don’t have to do all four. Try one and se

✨ The year is ending, and I know those old messages have started: “You need to start fresh! New mindset! New habits!”

But what if you…didn’t?

What if being tired, still, and just you was enough? Cuz actually…

✨ You

This is my girl, Willow Rose, the ultimate example of compassionate presence.

Animals are extraordinary at this. They don’t rush us, judge us, analyze us, or ask us to be better versions of ourselves. They simply arrive with us, exactly as we

A self-compassion mindset is a practice, not a personality trait. It can feel awkward at first. That’s why it helps to have a few go-to phrases ready. Even ones you don’t fully believe yet. Let them do the work until your nervous system c

Not everything happens for a reason.
And you don’t have to ‘look on the bright side’ while your heart is breaking.

Toxic positivity is the pressure to feel good no matter what - and honestly, it often leaves people feeling unseen,

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