Alicia Gard
Supportive, skilled LMHC focused on practical change
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Alicia
Alicia Gard is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are looking to shift unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior, drawing on evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy as part of a broader, individualized approach.
Background and approach
Her background includes focused work with mood and anxiety symptoms, substance use concerns, trauma and loss, and challenges like impulsivity and low self-esteem. She favors a collaborative, person-centered style that begins with understanding each client's history and current needs rather than using one-size-fits-all techniques.
Treatment plans are tailored to the individual and may integrate approaches such as ACT, attachment-focused interventions, client-centered principles, and DBT skills depending on what fits best. Alicia emphasizes compassion, respect, and practical strategies to help clients manage stress, grief, relationship strains, and other life transitions.
In-session work can include exploring family-of-origin issues, communication patterns, codependency, and coping strategies for isolation or compassion fatigue. Her practice addresses a range of concerns including bipolar symptoms, addiction, ADHD-related struggles, and grief, while adapting methods to suit each person’s goals and preferences.
How Alicia’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy useful for identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online CBT sessions often focus on practical skills, thought records, and behavior experiments to target anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and develop psychological flexibility by combining mindfulness and committed action, which can be practiced in between virtual sessions to address issues like grief, chronic stress, or avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and how early relationships shape current connections, offering a framework useful for resolving attachment wounds and improving communication in adult relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to understand goals, preferences, and life context, then tailors a plan that may blend elements of CBT, ACT, attachment work, client-centered listening, or DBT skills. This collaborative stance helps ensure techniques suit the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and practice skills in the moments they are needed, while still working with licensed professionals who adapt interventions to the online format.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English