About

Hi, I’m Alex Heart

I am a Buddhist practitioner and counselor working at the intersection of spirit, psychology, and relationship. My work is guided by loving presence, compassion and a deep trust in each individual’s capacity to heal.

Counseling can help you:

  • Cultivate mindfulness and self-compassion.

  • Deepen understanding of self and life purpose.

  • Work with difficult thoughts and emotions.

  • Improve relational and communication skills.

  • Tend to grief, loss and life changes.

  • Integrate spiritual and non-ordinary/mystical experiences.

Training & Experience

I trained in Focalizing, a body-awareness based therapeutic modality, at the Focalizing Institute, and am currently in year one of a 2.5-year comprehensive training at the Hakomi Institute. My training also includes five years of study in Mindful Compassion Dialogue. I have studied and practiced meditation in the Buddhist traditions of Theravada & Zen and Tibetan Buddhism for the last fifteen years.

Counseling sessions take place online via Zoom or in-person for clients near Astoria, Oregon.