WRITING
Connection is where meaning begins.
Through story, we reach for one another—across time, across place, across everything that divides us.
Writing is how I listen.
How I make sense.
How I stay connected.
We are more connected than we ever know.
FOUNDER & CLINICAL DIRECTOR · A KEY THERAPY
Lex E. Santí
LCSW · MFA · DSW Candidate
Lex E. Santí is the founder and clinical director of A Key Therapy, a presence-based
psychotherapy practice integrating clinical rigor, mindfulness, and narrative depth.
He came to clinical social work after Peace Corps service in Romania, literary journal
editing, and an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University. His path into
therapy was intentional — shaped by years of inquiry into identity, meaning, and the
conditions that allow people to change.
MFA
George Mason
LCSW
Licensed 2021
DSW
Univ. of Kentucky
Books
What Shapes The Book
A reflection on where the novel comes from.
The Road Remembers
On place, memory and the stories we inherit
Notes on Attention
On Writing and Listening
The work of paying attention - to language, to self, to others.