Alex Jordan, Ph.D.
Dr. Jordan is a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the staff of McLean Hospital. He delivers evidence-based psychotherapy in a warm, collaborative, nonjudgmental environment.
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Dr. Jordan helps people build on their strengths, break out of destructive patterns, and create the lives they want. Good therapy begins with good assessment, which is the foundation of treatment with Dr. Jordan. He tailors his approach to each person's unique challenges, values, and life circumstances. Therapy with Dr. Jordan is practical, goal-directed, and grounded in psychological science, drawing from evidence-supported treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy, behavioral activation, dialectical behavior therapy, exposure therapy, and transference-focused psychotherapy.
Dr. Jordan has authored more than 40 publications, including Overcoming Test Anxiety. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and featured in outlets such as the New York Times. He previously taught for more than a decade at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and served as the PTSD Expert Evaluator for the VA-DoD Consortium to Alleviate PTSD.
Dr. Jordan received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University and his B.A. from Harvard University, Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors.
Psychotherapy & Assessment
Patients have described Dr. Jordan as empathic, attentive, flexible, and appropriately challenging. He helps adults with a variety of psychological difficulties, including but not limited to:
Mood Disorders
Depression, bipolar disorder, prolonged grief, and other emotional difficulties interfering with daily life.
Anxiety & Stress
Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, test and other performance anxiety, phobias, and OCD.
Personality Concerns
Borderline and narcissistic personality disorders or traits, and other pervasive problems with identity, self-direction, empathy, and intimacy.
Substance Use & Addictions
Substance abuse and other behavioral patterns that undermine health.
Trauma & PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, and recovery from difficult life experiences.
Relationships & Life Transitions
Navigating transitions at work or in personal relationships, and building stronger interpersonal skills.
Session Format
Psychotherapy usually occurs weekly in 45-minute sessions. Extended and more frequent sessions are available.
Fees & Insurance
The fee for each standard-length session is $425. Dr. Jordan is an out-of-network clinician. He provides receipts for patients who wish to file for out-of-network reimbursement through their insurance plans.
A space designed for comfort
Dr. Jordan's private practice is located at 26 Trapelo Road in Belmont, Massachusetts, in an inviting setting designed to put patients at ease.
For patients who prefer remote sessions, Dr. Jordan offers telehealth via a HIPAA-compliant platform with bank-level encryption. Sessions can be accessed from any desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.