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Alicia Thomas

Alicia Thomas

LMSW, LCSW

Therapist in Texas

Compassionate therapist focused on practical change

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  • Experience 13 years
  • Languages English
  • Sessions Online
  • Person-centered
  • Practical steps
  • Supports isolation

About Alicia

Alicia Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker who blends practical therapy with a warm, person-centered approach. She uses plain language and steady support to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes. Her background includes work on relationship struggles, family concerns, and building self-esteem.

With 13 years of experience, Alicia focuses on helping people find small, useful steps that fit into their day. She treats depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges with attention to each person’s strengths. She also supports those facing isolation and loneliness and people coping with seasonal mood shifts like SAD.

Alicia draws from Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize each person’s goals and from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to build practical skills and clearer short-term goals. Motivational Interviewing helps when motivation and change feel stalled.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Alicia listens first, then helps outline manageable steps people can try between visits. She encourages straightforward strategies for communication problems, forgiveness work, life purpose questions, and self-love practices.

People who reach out can expect a respectful, down-to-earth style. Alicia aims to help clients move toward clearer choices and steadier days. To begin, clients use the site’s matching process and schedule sessions based on availability.

Approaches for online work and practical change

Alicia uses Client-Centered Therapy to center sessions on each person’s priorities and lived experience. That approach means the therapist listens carefully and follows the client’s lead when setting goals and exploring what matters most.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and shifting patterns that keep people stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alicia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they’ll try techniques and adjust the plan as progress and challenges appear.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also helps maintain continuity of care for people who move or travel, while letting therapists use CBT and mindfulness exercises in ways that suit each person’s daily life.

License and NPI

LCSW Texas · No. 56521
LMSW Michigan · No. 6801103352
NPI1104341395

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Credentials

Texas, Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Alicia commonly address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family struggles, self-esteem, parenting, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include communication problems, emptiness, forgiveness, and isolation or loneliness.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps set small, doable goals and skills to try between sessions.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns, including relationship and family issues and motivation or confidence challenges.

Where is she licensed and located?

Alicia holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and is based in Texas. Her credential history also includes Michigan licensure noted in her background.

What languages are supported for therapy?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted, with sessions conducted in English.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know what is offered.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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