Alexa’s Healing Approach

Energy Balancing + Intuitive Healing refers to a combination of techniques and skills that Alexa developed and honed over the years to enable and support transformational healing. People come to Alexa for lasting relief from a wide range of concerns including:

  • symptoms of stress and anxiety

  • disconnection from vitality and purpose

  • grief, loss, and challenging life circumstances

  • fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum concerns

  • slow-healing injuries and illnesses

  • the dying process

Her approach is gentle, compassionate, and holistic, recognizing the interconnectedness of body, mind, spirit, heritage, and environment.

“WHAT HEALING MEANS TO ME”

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ALEXA DE LOS REYES (SHE/HER)

I'm an intuitive energy healer who helps people find greater clarity, vitality, and deeper self-awareness. 

My first steps onto this path began in 1996 when I graduated from Harvard and moved to South America to travel, teach, and get some distance and perspective. I began to practice yoga and meditation and was introduced to body-oriented (somatic) therapies. Coming from a family of traditional psychoanalysts, I was intrigued by the notion of healing the psyche through the body. Then in a life-changing course I learned to access my intuition and "see" and "know" things beyond my five senses. It changed my understanding of everything and set me on course to be a healer.

Still, it took many more years — while immersed in raising two sons, working as a writer, editor, and painter, and studying and practicing different holistic healing modalities on my own — until I felt confident enough to openly share these skills and gifts with others.​

In addition to completing a two-year Healing Light Energetics training program with Serge Rascle and Penny Chang, I have learned from mentors and teachers Jonathan Goldman, Donna Eden, Amelia Vogler, Katherine Krupka, Deborah Wilson, Prune Harris, and José Silva. And I am a devoted student of the foundational texts of Barbara Brennan, Anodea Judith, and Caroline Myss. I recently completed a 111 hour training as an end of life doula, and I volunteer my services at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst.

Embracing this calling has been inspiring and humbling, and I am grateful to be doing this work.


FAQ

“How does remote healing work?”
+ my answers to other common questions

  • With consent and mutual intention I can tune into anyone's energy field. I am able to perceive and work with energy without being in physical proximity — energy is not constrained by time and space. I work with many clients whom I’ve never met in person, and yet I could describe them in detail. Some recent examples of work I did in remote sessions include identifying a triggered childhood trauma, untangling a harmful relationship pattern, and soothing an irritated nerve issue.

    I wrote a blog post with additional details about how this works.

  • Holistic approaches like energy healing recognize the complex interconnectedness of the mind and body and tap into our innate capacity to heal. Rather than chasing symptoms, energy healing aims to correct systemic imbalances that are at the root of many illnesses and ailments.

    I work with many people who find themselves bumping up against the limits of what Western medicine can provide, driving them to seek alternatives. They have symptoms or conditions that don't fit neatly into a diagnosis, or they don't respond well to medication, or they are tired of being treated as a jumble of disconnected parts. Sometimes they suspect that the root cause of their symptoms comes from a deeper non-medical issue that hasn't been addressed and choose to do some deeper self-examination.

    Some might presume that they're not the "kind of person" who'd work with an energy healer. For a long time I thought I was not the kind of person who'd be an energy healer! Yet my experience has shown that anyone can benefit from this work.

    Energy healing is complementary, non-invasive, non-medical, requires no special tools or products, is deeply relaxing and supportive, and can bring profound and lasting healing and transformation.

  • Reiki is a specific school of energy healing based on an ancient tradition from Japan, and I am not trained in that tradition. My approach is rooted in Barbara Brennan's and Jonathan Goldman’s taxonomy of the chakra system and energy field. Over the years I've developed abilities to "read" and interpret how traumas, injuries, and imbalances manifest in the energy field. Guided by intuition and high sense perception I use the various techniques I've studied over two decades to clear, charge, and balance the system.

  • I have helped people find relief from physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns including: ​

    • symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression

    • side effects of chemotherapy and radiation

    • sleep disorders​

    • grief and loss

    • fertility, pregnancy, and post-partum concerns

    • poor concentration and memory problems

    • feeling stuck and disconnected from purpose​

    • recovery from surgeries, illnesses, and injuries

    • challenging relationships

    • limiting beliefs and frustrating behavioral patterns

  • In addition to what clients have shared in testimonials, the following results have been attributed to our energy healing sessions:

    • a deep feeling of inspiration and renewed sense of purpose

    • pain relief (from headaches, old and new injuries, chronic conditions, mystery ailments)

    • stress relief

    • the feeling of being fully seen

    • clarity around seemingly undiagnosable health issues

    • self-compassion and acceptance

    • relaxation and rejuvenation

    • self-awareness

    • insights into the roots of harmful behavior patterns​

  • All matter is comprised of energy, and the physical body is just the densest expression of our expansive energy field. Working with the body's energetic blueprint can accelerate physical healing. I've had success working with broken bones, infections, old injuries, and chronic conditions.

    As physical and mental health challenges are exacerbated when our energy is depleted or out of balance, energy healing can also support healing by bringing our system back into alignment, fortifying and supporting the body's amazing innate healing capacity.

  • Aside from being open to healing, there is no particular belief, experience, or preparation required. Some of my most committed clients are avowed skeptics who are simply glad to get the results they've been seeking.

  • Yes, children generally respond very well to energy healing. Our sessions are shorter and are adapted to the child's age and temperament. For children under 16 parents are fully involved in the sessions.

  • Energy healing is complementary to other therapies and treatments in that it strengthens and supports the body on a holistic, systemic level. I work with people who:

    • need support recovering from surgery or invasive medical treatments (chemotherapy, radiation)

    • have frequent recurrence of the same illness

    • are not able to change harmful behavior patterns despite awareness of them

    • are feeling stuck

    • are experiencing symptoms that don't seem to have a medical cause

    • have not responded well to other treatments and approach

    • are seeking a deeper understanding of their self and purpose

    • feel depleted and unsupported​

*Disclaimer: while these healings and services contribute to wellness, they are not intended to replace medical diagnosis and treatment. It is recommended that you consult your physician regarding any illness you may have. Alexa does not diagnose illnesses, nor does she recommend diets, medical treatments, or supplements.


  • "I came to Alexa unsure of what specifically was ailing me -- but knowing that I felt stuck in a series of bad behaviors. Unlike my life just a few years ago, when I reached out to Alexa I was suffering from low energy, unpredictably moody and critical, chronically overeating, and just not living my best life. My first session with Alexa was truly an awakening. Unlike my experiences with talk-therapy, the results were almost instantaneous. Within a week of our first session, I was feeling more in control of my negative behaviors and had energy levels higher than I'd seen in years! Alexa's grounded and practical approach to wellness, rooted in a spiritual connectedness that's customized to my own energy patterns, is unparalleled -- and worth every penny."

    –C.L., Policy Specialist
    Washington, DC

  • "I have had experience with different energy healing modalities, but my session with Alexa was unique and an extremely powerful experience. Alexa has an innate ability to hold space in such a way that felt safe and sacred, which allowed me to fully surrender to her healing gifts. This is a subtlety that cannot be overstated. I can't express enough how grateful I am to have experienced her healing. I am seeing and feeling the results in my daily life and it is such a joyous and liberating blessing."

    –A.A., Dancer
    Arlington, VA

  • "Working with Alexa is the best gift you can give yourself. After a chakra reading, I generally feel as if I have taken a shower in crystalline lake water, emerging sparkling clean and glowing from the experience. It renews and heals!"

    M. M., Editor
    Washington, DC

  • "Alexa has increased my relaxation and overall wellness so much! I feel so lucky to receive such wonderful down-to-earth healing work that supports the natural healing process."

    E. E., Professor
    New England