About Aleksandr
Aleksandr Raynov draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and existential ideas to help people facing stress, anxiety, loss, and major life changes. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with broad experience across hospitals, clinics, and independent practice. Aleksandr speaks English, Spanish, and Russian and practices from New York.
He began his mental health work in 2005 after earning a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University School of Social Work.
Background and approach
Before that he worked in several other fields, including mechanical engineering and IT. That varied background informs how he approaches practical problems and personal goals. Aleksandr favors a strengths-based style.
He helps people identify what is already working and build on those capacities. Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings and on understanding how thoughts and actions interact. Clients come for help with depression, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and family concerns, anger, and trauma and abuse recovery.
He offers pacing and exercises suited to each person’s situation rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. In sessions he works collaboratively to set clear goals and track progress. He uses straightforward language and practical techniques so people feel less overwhelmed and more able to take manageable steps forward.
How Aleksandr’s Approaches Translate Online
Aleksandr uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This approach breaks problems into concrete parts and offers clear techniques for anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms.He also draws on existential therapy to help people weigh meaning, values, and life choices. That work looks at questions about purpose, loss, and responsibility and can help when major life changes feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Aleksandr will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, brief support, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to work around work, family, and travel schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Russian