About Alicia
Alicia Gard is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, anger, and challenges like low self-esteem or impulsivity. Alicia aims to create a calm, respectful space where someone can talk through what feels overwhelming and try different ways to cope.
She focuses on understanding each person as an individual rather than following a single method.
How Alicia works
Alicia draws from several therapy styles to tailor a plan to each person’s needs. Sessions often involve learning practical skills for managing emotions and testing small changes between appointments. Alicia has worked with issues connected to trauma and abuse, substance use, attachment and abandonment concerns, and family-of-origin wounds.
She also addresses co-occurring problems such as mood instability, ADHD, codependency, and chronic guilt or shame. Her approach includes helping people repair communication patterns and set clearer boundaries. Therapy with Alicia mixes talking, skill-building, and reflection.
She uses techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, practice emotion regulation, and clarify values so clients can make choices that fit their goals. People leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings. Sessions are offered in English and take place online through a range of formats.
Alicia supports clients as they navigate life transitions, recover from losses, and reduce behaviors that cause harm. She encourages taking small steps toward more livable days.
Alicia lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Alicia works with
The areas below are the ones Alicia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Alicia's Approaches Translate Online
Alicia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small steps that match what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alicia will listen to a person’s goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or a way to get started without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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