Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Alicia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alicia
Alicia Lee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anger, relationship struggles, identity concerns, and big life changes. She uses a warm, direct style and aims to make the room feel honest and human. Sessions include real conversation, laughter, and moments that push toward change.
Alicia approaches therapy in a collaborative, down-to-earth way. She asks practical questions and points out patterns that may keep someone stuck.
Background and approach
She balances encouragement with gentle challenges so progress happens even when it feels uncomfortable. She brings four years of clinical experience to her work in Connecticut and centers culturally responsive care. Alicia aims to create an affirming, sex-positive environment where clients do not have to explain or minimize their identities to be understood.
She has a particular interest in supporting people who identify as LGBTQ+ and those involved in kink, BDSM, consensual nonmonogamy, and similar communities, while welcoming clients from many backgrounds. Alicia uses a mix of therapy approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based work, Cognitive Behavioral techniques, Emotionally-Focused ideas, and client-centered conversation.
Those tools help with anxiety, trauma, grief, compulsive behaviors, and relationship patterns. If someone feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what to bring, Alicia helps name the issues and set clear steps forward. She encourages practical skills alongside deeper self-reflection so people can manage emotions, improve relationships, and live closer to their values.
What Alicia works with
Everything Alicia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alicia's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alicia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Alicia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and build small, consistent habits that match those values. ACT is practical and often focuses on actions you can try between sessions to reduce avoidant reactions and increase meaningful behavior.Attachment-Based Therapy is another approach she uses to look at how past relationships shape current connection patterns. This work helps people notice how they react under stress and practice new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alicia collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family, or medical appointments, and it can reduce travel time. Some formats also let people use audio-only check-ins when bandwidth is limited or a shorter, focused session is needed. Discuss practical preferences during the intake so scheduling and format match real-world needs.
Questions people ask about Alicia
What kinds of concerns does Alicia help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, addictions, identity concerns, parenting stress, and life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm, direct, and conversational. Sessions mix practical skill building with deeper reflection, honest feedback, and room for humor.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a clinician working with diverse concerns and backgrounds in Connecticut.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as CT LCSW, and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted for sessions.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.