Alejs Lluis-Nawaz

About Alejs

Hello! I’m Alejs, pronounced ‘Alex’.
You might enjoy working with me if you are a thoughtful, self-aware older youth or adult who feels stuck in emotional patterns you don’t fully understand, even after gaining insight or trying therapy before. You may be living with anxiety, depression, shame, chronic stress, or the impacts of relational or incident trauma, and be looking for deeper, lasting change—not just coping strategies. You’re drawn to a genuine, warm, non-pathologizing approach where your struggles are met with curiosity and care, make sense in context, and can shift at a deeper, nervous-system level.

I understand emotional and relational struggles not as something broken within you, but as meaningful, adaptive responses shaped by past experiences and relational contexts. We work collaboratively to understand the patterns that feel stuck or confusing, so they can change at their source. My training includes: Coherence Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS and Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy.

I am committed to culturally responsive and anti-oppressive practice and strive to create a therapeutic environment where clients feel respected, supported, and empowered. I welcome the full range of human experience and would be honoured to support you in developing a more connected, embodied relationship with yourself.

As a queer and trans therapist, I work affirmatively with 2SLGBTQIA+, kink, poly, sex worker and neurodivergent folks. I also offer hormone-readiness assessments.