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About Bernina

Bernina Alagic is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and ADHD. Her approach is warm and direct, aiming to make sessions feel manageable and useful from the first visit.

She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to help clients build calm and focus in everyday life.

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Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take steps toward a meaningful life even when hard feelings remain. Bernina centers the person in the room and adapts the pace and focus to each individual. She listens for patterns such as avoidance, attachment wounds, or control struggles and then works with clients on concrete skills.

Sessions often include simple exercises, goal-setting, and strategies clients can try between visits. Her work also addresses issues that come up around caregiving stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, and communication problems. She supports people coping with separation, divorce, guilt, shame, and forgiveness, guiding them toward clearer decisions and steadier routines.

Sessions are offered in English and Bosnian, and Bernina accepts international clients. She encourages small first steps - a short conversation about what’s difficult, then a plan that feels doable for the client.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult emotions. It can help with stress, anxiety, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, and behavior change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust, and it can help people improve communication and closeness in their relationships.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they will pick strategies to try, review how those tools are going, and adjust the plan as needed so it fits the client's life and pace.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues for rapport and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick coaching, ongoing encouragement, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work across locations.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and ADHD. Additional areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness, codependency, and communication issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends practical, skills-based work with compassionate listening. Sessions often include thought work, mindfulness exercises, values clarification, and goal-setting.
How much experience does she have?
Bernina has nine years of professional experience providing counseling. That experience includes helping people with anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, and motivation.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Bosnian. She also accepts international clients who can work in those languages.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that best fits their needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English, Bosnian

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