Alex has extensive training in both clinical hypnotherapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). He was a youth development specialist at Briarpatch, a nonprofit outreach division of Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin. He has worked extensively with adolescents and their parents on identity development and enhancing self-esteem, as well as with adults and teens battling depression, anxiety, and other issues. He has programmed several youth LGBTQ support groups and continues to offer guidance to at-risk youth and families in Madison and surrounding areas.

Alex holds a Masters of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Edgewood College, Alex is also a proud Badger, obtaining his Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison.