Alexis Leeper, LCSW
Trauma-Informed EMDR & Somatic Therapy for Adults in NC & TX
Virtual individual therapy designed to help you process root causes, regulate your nervous system, and find lasting stability.
When stress and trauma accumulate, your body keeps score. With nearly 20 years of clinical experience, I specialize in virtual EMDR therapy, extended intensives, and somatic trauma care. Together, we go beyond surface-level coping to map what your nervous system needs, rewrite core beliefs, and build real, embodied relief.
Virtual Therapy for Anxiety & Panic
Do you find yourself stuck in a loop of worry, replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, or bracing for what’s ahead? When anxiety takes over, your body responds, showing up as a tight chest, shallow breath, or a racing heart. It’s exhausting to live on high alert.
Using a blend of EMDR, somatic therapy, and DBT skills, we’ll look beneath the surface of your anxiety. Together, we’ll map your nervous system responses, process the root triggers keeping you stuck, and build practical tools so you can feel steady, calm, and grounded in your everyday life.
Virtual Therapy for Depression & Nervous System Burnout
Some days feel impossibly heavy. You might wake up already exhausted, wondering if things will ever feel different, or feel completely disconnected from the people and activities that used to bring you joy. Depression isn't just a low mood. It is often your nervous system shutting down after carrying too much for too long.
Therapy offers a steady space to reconnect with yourself without pressure to "just be positive." Through somatic healing and trauma-informed care, we’ll gently address the root causes of your burnout, process stored emotional weight, and help you find your way back to energy, clarity, and purpose.
Emotion Regulation & DBT Skills Therapy
Do your feelings sometimes feel too big to hold, or hard to navigate without feeling overwhelmed? Maybe you’ve been told you’re “too sensitive” or that you need to “get it together,” but inside, it feels like chaos. You might find yourself swinging between intense emotional reactions and feeling completely numb or shut down.
Using practical DBT skills and somatic awareness, we will make sense of your emotional world together. Therapy isn't about suppressing your feelings. It’s about building concrete distress tolerance, understanding what your body is signaling, and learning to respond with self-compassion and balance.
Trauma Therapy, PTSD & EMDR Intensives
When you’ve experienced trauma, the past doesn't stay in the past. It shows up in your body as hypervigilance, sudden distress, intrusive thoughts, or a persistent sense of feeling unsafe. Trauma changes the way you see yourself and the world, making it difficult to trust, relax, or feel present.
As a trauma specialist with over 7 years in EMDR therapy (including extended intensives), I help you process stored traumatic memories so they lose their charge. Healing doesn't mean forgetting; it means reclaiming your sense of safety, autonomy, and peace in your body today.
Somatic Care for Disordered Eating & Body Image
Are you caught in an exhausting cycle of rules, guilt, or shame around food and your body? Spending years trying to control your appearance or rigid eating habits often leaves you feeling disconnected from yourself. Thoughts about food, weight, and self-criticism take up far too much mental space.
Struggles with food run much deeper than appearance alone. Through a liberation-oriented, somatic lens, we’ll explore what is underneath these patterns, work to heal your relationship with your body, and guide you toward a peaceful, embodied way of living free from constant food anxiety.
Identity, Self-Worth & Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
Do you struggle with self-doubt, perfectionism, or feeling like you're never quite "enough"? Maybe you’ve spent years masking your true self, adapting to others' expectations, or navigating a world not built for your neurodivergent brain. It’s exhausting to feel disconnected from your own voice and needs.
Therapy provides an affirming, collaborative space to unlearn people-pleasing, establish healthy boundaries, and honor how your unique mind works. We won't try to change who you are. We will focus on helping you remember who you’ve always been and build deep self-trust.
Healing Begins With Connection
Modern life demands constant output, leaving little space to pause, regulate, or catch your breath. When you're continuously managing burnout, setting boundaries with difficulty, or carrying worries outside your control, the toll shows up directly in your nervous system, leaving you feeling chronically exhausted, disconnected, or stuck.
I understand how heavy it feels to carry that weight alone. My own lived experience, combined with over 20 years of clinical practice, grounds my therapeutic approach in deep empathy, collaboration, and genuine understanding. Therapy with me isn't about giving you generic advice; it’s about creating a steady, supportive partnership where you can process root trauma, build self-trust, and reclaim a life that feels authentic and aligned.
Reach out today to learn more.