Alexa Baz, LCSW

02/06/2025

Journaling doesn’t just help you process emotions—it physically rewires your brain. 🧠✍️

Writing can calm the brain’s fear center, strengthen emotional regulation, and make you more resilient over time.

I dive into the science behind this in my latest blog:
https://www.alexabaz.com/blog/2025/2/6/rewrite-your-brain

02/03/2025

Writing isn’t just a creative outlet—it’s a powerful tool for self-reflection, emotional processing, and decision-making. Research shows that expressive writing can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and even rewire the brain for resilience. Each session incorporates neuroscience-backed techniques like sensory writing, future-oriented journaling, and structured reflection to help make sense of thoughts, emotions, and relationships.

09/15/2022

https://www.alexabaz.com/blog/2022/empathy

Unpacking differences and similarities between "empath" and "empathy"

08/16/2022

Check out my first blog post at www.alexabaz.com

09/17/2015

Come learn everything you need to know to start a private practice and make it the best job you've ever had- October 18th.
http://jenniferwolfelcsw.com/workshops

Thinking of starting your own private practice, but not sure where to start? Having trouble growing your existing private practice? Join two Brooklyn-based psychotherapists as we guide you through the steps to launch or invigorate your own private practice.

05/16/2014

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515132208.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmind_brain%2Fmental_health+%28Mental+Health+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Depressive symptoms seem to focus mothers' responses on minimizing their own distress, which may come at the expense of focusing on the impact their responses have on their children, according to research. Depressive symptoms are common among mothers, and these symptoms are linked with worse develop…