About Bernina
Bernina Alagic is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas who brings nine years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier when stress, anxiety, or trauma get in the way of daily life. She helps people who struggle with relationships, low self-esteem, ADHD, and the aftereffects of abuse.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Bernina adapts the pace and focus to fit each person's needs and strengths.
How Bernina works
Her background includes a mix of evidence-informed approaches that guide short-term skill building and deeper emotional work. She uses mindfulness to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) supports clear, manageable changes in thinking and behavior.
Attachment-Based Therapy is part of her approach when patterns from early relationships shape current struggles. That helps people understand why they repeat certain relational patterns and how to try something different. Bernina works in English and Bosnian and will consider clients from outside the United States.
She aims to make sessions approachable, straightforward, and respectful as people take steps toward clearer thinking and healthier patterns.
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What Bernina works with
The areas below are the ones Bernina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Bosnian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help when worry or avoidance keeps someone from living in ways that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and problem-solving in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together decide which strategies to try. This collaborative work means plans can change as needs shift or progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, immediate reflections, or ongoing written support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats to see what works best.
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