About Alicia
Alicia Long is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on making the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported. Her approach centers on listening and helping clients build confidence and motivation.
In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can share thoughts and feelings. Conversations are practical and grounded.
Background and approach
She guides clients to notice patterns, try small shifts, and build skills that fit daily life. Alicia uses a mix of approaches based on what each person needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client's lead, cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness.
These methods are woven into clear steps and practice between sessions. With eight years of experience, Alicia focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes. She encourages realistic goals and celebrates small changes.
Her style is supportive and direct, keeping sessions focused on what will help most right now. People who want to talk through anxiety, cope with past hurts, or rebuild confidence will find straightforward tools and coaching. She supports motivation and helps clients find what works for them, one step at a time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Alicia often uses client-centered work, which means sessions follow the client's priorities and pace while the therapist listens and reflects what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes therapy around their goals.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that looks at how thoughts and actions affect emotions and behavior. CBT offers concrete tools to test worries, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and try new responses to anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a collaborative choice. The therapist will discuss options, try different strategies, and adjust based on what fits the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Clients help decide what feels most useful as work progresses.
Online therapy with Alicia includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Chat and messaging allow short updates, journaling between sessions, or pacing conversations over time. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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