Alexis Beckford
LCSW, CMFT, CFRS-
Doctoral Candidate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified Family Reunification Specialist
Pronouns: She/Her
Practice Founder/Director
Individual & Family Therapist
Population: Children 5+, Teens, Adults, Parents, and Families
Specialties: Child/ Teen Counseling, Young Adult Therapy, Family Therapy, Reunification Therapy, Parenting, Depression/ Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, School Avoidance, Trauma, Attachment Concerns, Adoption, Transracial/Transcultural Adoption, Self-harm, Multicultural/ First-Generation American Issues
Service Area: Alexis provides In-Home and In-Community Services to the Metro Atlanta area and services all GA residents via telehealth.
About Alexis
Alexis is a licensed clinical social worker, certified family reunification therapist, and doctoral-level therapist-in-training. She is the founder and clinical director of The Traveling Therapist Co., a mobile practice dedicated to bringing therapy directly to clients in their homes, schools, and communities across Metro Atlanta.
Alexis has extensive experience providing therapy in diverse settings including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, nonprofits, community mental health clinics, and private practice. This breadth of experience has equipped her with the flexibility and expertise to effectively support children, teens, adults, and families from all walks of life.
As a first-generation Caribbean American and proud ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, Alexis is committed to creating a culturally responsive, inclusive, and safe environment. Her specialties include child and adolescent counseling, young adult therapy, family and reunification therapy, parenting support, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, school avoidance, adoption and attachment concerns, and multicultural/first-generation American issues.
The inspiration behind The Traveling Therapist Co. comes from Alexis’s deep commitment to ensuring that children, teens, and families have access to early, compassionate intervention. Having seen firsthand the lasting effects of untreated trauma, she was inspired to create a practice that brings therapy directly to clients in their homes, schools, and communities. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to reduce barriers to care and provide therapy in the spaces where people feel safest. By meeting clients where they are — both physically and emotionally — Alexis strives to help young people and families break cycles of pain, foster resilience, and build healthier, more hopeful futures.
Alexis is trauma-informed and trained in evidence-based modalities such as Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). She integrates these approaches to help clients uncover root causes of distress, strengthen family systems, and achieve lasting transformation.
Through The Traveling Therapist Co., Alexis combines compassion, cultural awareness, and advanced training to guide clients toward emotional balance, resilience, and meaningful change.
Education
Doctor of Social Work, Advanced Clinical Practice- Tulane University, School of Social Work- In Progress, Expected December 2026
Graduate Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy- University of Georgia, School of Social Work
Master of Social Work, Clinical Concentration- University of Georgia, School of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts, Religion, cum laude- University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, cum laude- University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Therapeutic Approach
Alexis believes that therapy is a collaborative process which should empower the client regardless of their age. She considers herself to be integrative. Alexis utilizes many techniques and elements from various schools of psychotherapy in the treatment of her clients based on their individual needs. She often combines evidence based practices with mindfulness techniques to help clients solve their concerns and achieve a greater sense of well-being.
Alexis utilizes the following modalities:
-Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
-Attachment-Based Therapy
-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
-Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
-Family Systems
-Internal Family Systems (IFS)
-Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
-Motivational Interviewing (MI)
-Person-Centered
-Psychodynamic Therapy
-Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
-Strengths-Based Therapy
-Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)