About Alicia
Alicia Gard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addiction, grief, and ADHD. Alicia aims to make therapy a straightforward, supportive process for people who are worn out or overwhelmed.
She begins by getting to know each person, their history, and what they want to change. Sessions focus on concrete skills and small, practical steps that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Alicia combines evidence-informed methods so work in sessions can feel flexible and relevant. Her approach leans on cognitive-behavioral techniques to examine thoughts and habits, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. She also uses client-centered principles to keep the session focused on each person’s experience and goals.
These methods are mixed to match individual needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Alicia has helped people dealing with substance use concerns, unresolved grief, trauma, and impulsivity alongside mood and anxiety struggles. She pays attention to how past relationships and family of origin issues shape current behavior and coping.
Her style is compassionate and direct, aiming to build trust while teaching tools that people can practice between sessions. People who want clear steps, a respectful listener, and practical strategies for daily challenges may find her approach useful. She offers sessions in multiple online formats to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Alicia integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in ways that fit remote sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. It works well for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related focus and habits, and stress management. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) focuses on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Those skills are practical for anger, impulsivity, and problems with overwhelming emotions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alicia will talk with each person about goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. She blends approaches rather than relying on a single method, and decisions are made together so the work matches daily life and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let a therapist and client use visual cues and worksheets together. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or fit someone who prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between meetings, or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and use the approaches above in ways that suit each person.
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What this therapist works with
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
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
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