About Alecia
Alecia Ford (MA, National Certified Counselor) brings a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, and depression with clear tools they can use between sessions. Her work also supports parents, young adults, and women facing life changes or relationship strain.
Alecia draws on several evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts without getting stuck in them.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness techniques and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills support emotion regulation and staying present. She has five years of experience and holds LPC and LMHC credentials, including a Texas LPC and a Washington LMHC.
That background informs practical strategies for sleep problems, obsessive thoughts, social anxiety, and career-related stress. Sessions focus on real-life goals like better sleep, clearer communication, or more confidence. Alecia favors a collaborative style.
She listens first, then suggests steps clients can try between appointments. Progress is measured by small, concrete changes rather than labels or jargon. People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and tools they can practice.
She aims to make therapy understandable and useful from the first visits.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Alecia commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, which can be useful for anxiety and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and experimenting with small behavior changes to reduce distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily routines, then recommend methods to try. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teachable moments for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging support shorter updates, ongoing coaching, or moments when writing feels simpler than speaking. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Washington
- Languages
- English