Alexandra Gauntner, LPCC,
About Alexandra Gauntner (She/Her)
Alexandra Gauntner helps children, adolescents, teens, and adults across Ohio develop practical tools to manage emotions, overcome challenges, and build healthier, more fulfilling lives through compassionate care at LifeStance Health. She provides individual therapy tailored to each client’s needs, supporting concerns such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Alexandra utilizes evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and Exposure Therapy, while offering additional interventions to support meaningful and lasting progress.
Her clinical work focuses on anxiety, PTSD and trauma, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, helping clients better understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Alexandra works with children and adolescents experiencing school avoidance and behavioral challenges, as well as adults navigating life transitions, stress, and emotional difficulties. She also has experience supporting individuals within the LGBTQ+ community, those with developmental disabilities, and individuals on the autism spectrum, while offering additional support across diverse populations.
Alexandra takes a collaborative and structured approach to therapy, creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to explore their experiences. She emphasizes both skill-building and insight, empowering clients to process difficult experiences, improve coping strategies, and strengthen resilience in everyday life.
She earned her education from Kent State University and has been practicing since 2018, continually expanding her clinical expertise to provide high-quality mental health care.
Outside of her professional work, Alexandra enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with friends and loved ones, helping her stay grounded and connected.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Paramount
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
- Kent State University
Locations
Frequently Asked
Questions About
Alexandra Gauntner
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Alexandra Gauntner. You can also call 216-831-6611 to have someone assist you.
Alexandra Gauntner generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 216-831-6611 to find out Alexandra Gauntner's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Alexandra Gauntner:
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Paramount
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 216-831-6611 to see how we can help.
Alexandra Gauntner is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Alexandra Gauntner works at:
Yes, Alexandra Gauntner does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Alexandra Gauntner is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.