About Alicia
Alicia Bellman is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Alicia writes short, direct plans and talks through practical steps clients can try between sessions.
She uses an integrative approach that blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. Sessions often include mindfulness practices, problem-solving, and clear strategies to manage intense emotions.
Background and approach
Alicia adapts her approach to each person’s needs and pace. Alicia’s background includes years as a nurse and experience as a military spouse. That history informs how she frames stress, burnout, and first responder concerns.
She also brings lived experience as someone who has been paraplegic for many years and understands adjusting to medical and lifestyle changes. In therapy she emphasizes practical coping skills and small, measurable steps. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent, then build routines to reduce symptoms and increase functioning.
She also addresses family of origin issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions combine talk therapy with brief teaching moments and at-home exercises. Goals are set together and revisited often so progress stays realistic and steady.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and tailoring the conversation to each person's needs. It helps when someone needs acceptance, clear reflection, and guidance to name what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thoughts and build different behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood changes because it gives concrete tools to practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for regulating intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. Those skills can reduce impulsivity and help with strong reactions in daily life.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to try methods that fit the client's goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so the work remains practical and focused on daily improvement.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support brief updates, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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