Alicia Gard , LMHC

Alicia Gard is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with nine years of experience providing psychotherapy to people facing a wide range of life challenges. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), she combines clinical knowledge with practical skills to help clients shift unhelpful patterns, change responses, and improve overall mental health.

Alicia has worked with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and impulsivity. She also holds specific training and certification in unresolved grief and loss, substance abuse and addiction, and trauma, and brings that specialized experience to treatment when those issues are present.

Her approach emphasizes getting to know each person as an individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She integrates narrative techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic work, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to build a treatment plan tailored to each client’s needs. Alicia’s style is compassionate and empathetic, grounded in respect and understanding, and she frames therapy as a collaborative process that begins with the courage to reach out for help.

She is available to listen, support, and work with clients through the steps of change, offering a steady therapeutic relationship aimed at restoring balance and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts and feelings arise. It focuses on building psychological flexibility so people can pursue what matters to them despite internal barriers.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns of relating, trust, and emotional regulation. This approach can be useful for clients working through abandonment, attachment concerns, or repeating relationship difficulties.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors by teaching practical skills for changing unhelpful thinking and reducing symptoms of anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alicia works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they tailor a plan that may draw from one or more approaches to address the presenting concerns.

Online therapy with Alicia is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows for scheduling flexibility and easier access to care from home or work. These options can make it simpler to maintain consistent sessions and integrate therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.