Professional Background

Alec holds a Master's degree in Education in School Counseling and a Washington Mental Health Counselor Associates license (LMHCA). With over a decade of experience with adolescents and young adults, he brings both expertise and energy into the counseling space. Alec is passionate about supporting youth from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and gender backgrounds and supports each client within the context of their experience. His 10+ years of coaching experience includes: coaching basketball at the collegiate level as a graduate assistant, coaching high school basketball, and middle school track.

Areas of Specialization

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Athletic & extracurricular pressure

  • Identity exploration

  • Improving peer and family relationships

  • Navigating academics & school systems

  • Personal growth & achieving goals

Therapeutic Approach

Person-centered therapy is at the core of Alec’s work with clients. This research-based lense, focuses on providing a compassionate, judgement-free space to build meaningful relationships and collaborate with clients to create a personalized plan for growth. Alec also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) into therapeutic sessions.

Philosophy

Alec believes that all clients already have inner strength and deserve to have a community that upholds them when it’s too much to cope with alone. This means walking alongside clients and seeking to create a space where they feel heard, seen, and cared for, no matter what challenges they are facing. Alec believes therapy can be fun, engaging, and challenging!

Rates

  • Virtual sessions

  • $145 per 45 minute individual session

  • $175 per 60 minute family session

  • $175 per hour for school meetings and conferences

  • Intake sessions for all clients is $200 for 60 minutes (first session only).

License # MC 61622237

Alec Forsyth (he/him) MEd, LMHCA, ESA Mental Health Counselor