About Alicia
Alicia Gard is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life changes. Alicia aims to create a collaborative space where clients can talk through hard moments and learn practical tools for day-to-day life.
She shapes therapy around each person's needs rather than following a fixed formula. Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thought patterns, building skills to manage strong emotions, and improving communication.
Background and approach
Alicia uses a mix of approaches so work can be tailored to what helps most in the moment. People come to her for many concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and issues with self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and substance-related struggles.
Alicia pays attention to how early relationships and attachment issues influence current patterns. Her style is warm and direct. She listens carefully, asks clear questions, and offers concrete strategies to try between sessions.
Therapy can include skill practice, values-based goal setting, and exploring how past experiences shape present reactions. Alicia offers sessions over video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She explains the process, helps clients set realistic goals, and adjusts the plan as needs change.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How her approaches fit online therapy
Alicia draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify personal values, and take small actions toward a meaningful life. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and difficulty making changes.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift patterns of thinking that feed distress. CBT often includes practical exercises and homework to build new habits and reduce symptoms like worry or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alicia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest techniques that match those needs. She adapts methods over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when a fuller discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on steady progress and real-world skills.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English