
PhD
Alexandra Alexandrova is a mind-body coach who works with clients whose stress has moved into the body: tension that does not release, sleep that does not restore, fatigue, and the physical complaints that arrive when an emotional conflict has nowhere else to go. Her work complements therapy rather than replacing it; API clients typically see her alongside a clinician, when the body needs its own attention. She works by video in English, Russian, and French.
Her main method is sophrology, a structured practice developed in Europe in the 1960s that combines breathing, gentle movement, and guided visualization to bring attention back to the body and to the present moment. Within the Institute's Message-Centered framework, a physical symptom is associated with an emotion, signaling something that needs to change. Alexandra helps her clients hear what the body is saying and gives them practical, repeatable ways to answer it. She is certified in sophrology and has additional training in neurophysiology and meditation. She is not a licensed clinician and does not provide psychotherapy or medical treatment.
Before turning to coaching, Alexandra was an established scientist. She holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Graz, studied physics at St. Petersburg State University, and conducted research in space plasma physics at the Laboratory of Plasma Physics at École Polytechnique in Paris, before completing a master's-level program in life sciences and health at Paris-Saclay University. Her training shapes how she works: she is interested in the physiological mechanisms behind the techniques she uses, not only in whether they help.
She works with adults.
Website: reconnectlifetherapy.com