Why Lightside?

One of the core missions of the practice involves taking the complex clinical data obtained from the psychological testing process and communicating it to you and/or your family in a clear and accessible way. Alex ensures that at the conclusion of testing you have a thorough understanding of what interventions and/or treatment approaches are best to improve you or your child’s psychological health and/or academic performance. Following testing, he also assists in connecting you and/or your family with relevant supports in the community to best address your needs.

Alex’s testing process identifies and isolates areas of difficulty while also highlighting individual strengths - all with the overarching aim of better understanding yourself or your child.

Results of psychological testing are only helpful insofar as the information translates to meaningful supports. Alex prioritizes ongoing collaboration with other professionals (i.e., your therapist, psychiatrist, other physicians, etc.) throughout the testing process, as well as liaising with schools, academic teams, or college advisors to ensure findings from testing result in appropriate academic supports for you or your child. His advocacy process is ongoing and extends beyond the conclusion of testing.

Because Alex also maintains strong connections with a variety of multidisciplinary professionals throughout Florida, Missouri, and nationally, he can connect you or your child, as necessary, to other professionals who can help meet your mental health, medical, and/or academic needs.

Alex’s psychological testing process promotes a high level of self-understanding that, in turn, allows individuals and/or their families to more effectively advocate for their mental health and/or academic needs. Following testing, feedback is presented in a clear and accessible way that prioritizes education about yourself or your child, including how to highlight strengths and address challenges.

The strength of the clinical relationship is the single best determining factor in the overall effectiveness of treatment. Alex is intentional in partnering with clients throughout the testing process to form relationships rooted in empathy, flexibility, non-judgement, and collaboration. He prioritizes you and/or your child's unique needs and values. Alex is also deliberate in helping clients identify and better understand their personal strengths.

Ongoing collaboration with parents is often included in his work with older children and adolescents.