Alicia Gard, LMHC

Alicia Gard is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, and challenges related to impulsivity and mood. Alicia often supports those facing addiction, unresolved grief, and trauma, and she focuses on changes in thinking and everyday habits that affect wellbeing.

She builds therapy around each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. Sessions often center on understanding how thoughts and habits shape reactions, then practicing new ways of responding. Alicia draws from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance-focused work, attachment-informed techniques, and skills from dialectical approaches to help people manage strong emotions and behavior patterns.

Her style is warm and respectful. She listens first and then helps set small, practical steps that match a client's goals. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at making daily life a bit easier, whether that means reducing panic, handling grief, or changing substance use patterns.

Alicia also pays attention to family history, attachment wounds, and communication patterns that keep people stuck. She addresses issues such as codependency, blended-family stress, isolation, and guilt through focused conversations and skill practice.

To begin, she asks about current concerns and what a person hopes to change. From there she and the client plan sessions that target thought patterns and everyday habits tied to their goals.

Approaches that shape online work and everyday change

Alicia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and the everyday habits that follow. CBT is useful for managing panic, depressive thinking, impulsivity, and habits tied to substance use.

Finding the right fit is part of therapy. Alicia takes a collaborative approach and will talk with each person about goals and preferences before settling on methods. She often blends approaches so sessions reflect what a person needs in that moment rather than following a single model.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking. The practical benefits of remote work include fitting appointments into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and keeping check-ins brief when needed. Different ways of meeting can make therapy easier to attend and help clients practice new habits in their everyday routines.