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Xavier Bailey

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

2 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In Pennsylvania
+ 7 other states
Accepting 7 Insurance providers

Meet Xavier

I help people navigate trauma, anxiety, and relationship struggles. My approach isn’t just about coping—it’s about healing. Using EMDR, trauma-informed care, and relational therapy, we’ll create a path forward that fits you. Therapy should feel like an exhale—a place to be honest, messy, and human without judgment. My role isn’t to “fix” you but to walk beside you as you reclaim the parts of yourself buried under stress, expectations, and survival mode.

My role isn’t to “fix” you but to walk beside you as you reclaim the parts of yourself buried under stress, expectations, and survival mode.

Communication Style

  • Action-oriented
  • Challenging
  • Exploratory
  • Holistic
  • Open-minded

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Experienced with

  • BIPOC
  • Black community
  • First responders
  • Blended families
  • Non-monogamous relationships
  • Students

Approach

Locations

Virtual appointments available for Texas, Washington, DC, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina, and New Jersey residents

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Additional

Interests

Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Xavier Bailey accepts Aetna, Centivo, Independence Blue Cross, Prime Health, Highmark, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, and Capital Blue Cross. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Pennsylvania are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Xavier Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Xavier is licensed to practice in Texas, Washington, DC, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina, and New Jersey, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Xavier’s Pennsylvania license number is CW026584, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Xavier Bailey has been practicing therapy for 2 years. Xavier’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, University of South Carolina. Over that time, Xavier has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, First responders, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students.

Xavier Bailey works with BIPOC, Black community, First responders, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students and specializes in ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, and Men's Issues, among other areas. These are the areas where Xavier spends most of their clinical time. Xavier also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Xavier is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Xavier Bailey draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples [The Gottman Method], Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Xavier’s style is action-oriented, challenging, exploratory, holistic, and open-minded. In Xavier’s words: “My role isn’t to “fix” you but to walk beside you as you reclaim the parts of yourself buried under stress, expectations, and survival mode.”

Xavier Bailey (he/him) offers therapy in English. Xavier identifies as Black/African American.

Xavier Bailey offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Xavier is licensed in Texas, Washington, DC, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, South Carolina, and New Jersey, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Xavier Bailey is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Xavier will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Xavier’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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