About Alicia
Dr. Alicia Moran brings nearly three decades of counseling experience to her practice in the District of Columbia. She uses a practical, emotion-focused style that helps people name what they feel and decide what to do next.
Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday choices rather than one-size-fits-all advice. Her approach centers on emotional intelligence - noticing how past beliefs shape present feelings. She helps people understand patterns of guilt, shame, and reactivity so those patterns lose their hold.
Background and approach
That work can make overwhelming feelings easier to manage and decisions easier to make. Moran addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem. She also helps people navigate parenting stress, major life changes, and issues tied to family of origin.
First responder stress, panic attacks, and mood problems are included among her focus areas. She practices as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and brings experience working across different settings over many years. Sessions can include coaching elements to support real-world change, while also allowing time to process difficult emotions.
People who do best with her tend to want clear options and straightforward conversation. Dr. Moran aims to create a space where clients can talk through feelings, try new responses, and choose the path that fits their life.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Moran uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on emotion and practical change. One approach she emphasizes helps people increase emotional awareness so they can see how past beliefs shape present feelings; this can be useful for anxiety, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Another commonly used method focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns so daily reactions become more manageable - this approach often helps with panic, mood difficulties, and stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful over time.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for a full conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging is useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life and make regular contact more practical.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, Arizona, District of Columbia, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina
- Languages
- English