LMHC

Alicia Gard, LMHC

Experience9 years
LocationFlorida
Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy

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About Alicia

Alicia Gard is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with nine years of clinical experience helping people navigate significant life challenges. She draws on a range of evidence-based approaches to support clients facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, anger, and difficulties with self-esteem and impulsivity.

Background and approach

Her background includes focused training in substance use concerns and unresolved grief, which informs how she structures individualized care. She emphasizes a collaborative, person-centered process rather than one-size-fits-all plans, tailoring treatment to each person's values, rhythms, and goals.

Alicia integrates cognitive-behavioral ideas with acceptance-based and dialectical strategies and attends closely to attachment patterns and relational dynamics when relevant. Her manner is consistently compassionate and respectful, aimed at helping clients explore new responses, build coping skills, and adjust thinking patterns when life feels out of balance.

Prospective clients can expect a thoughtful, steady partner in the work of change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and to build small, value-driven actions even when difficult thoughts or emotions are present; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to reduce distress and change behaviors, which is often effective for anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns that shape how people connect, helping address issues rooted in early relationships and current communication or trust challenges.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and concerns. This shared planning means the work adapts as progress is made and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to fit sessions around work, caregiving, and other obligations. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and use methods like skills practice and check-ins between sessions to reinforce progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Alicia commonly address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and challenges around relationships and family dynamics.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, combining compassion with practical skill-building. She adapts methods to the client rather than using a single fixed protocol.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience providing psychotherapy and has additional focused training in substance use concerns and unresolved grief.

What are Alicia's credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed mental health counselor with the Florida credential FL LMHC MH16775 and practices in Florida.

Which languages does she offer services in?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available for therapy?

She provides multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Mood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Alicia can help with

Alicia Gard works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression.

How Alicia approaches therapy

Alicia's clinical approaches include 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, and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Alicia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 9 years of clinical experience.