About Alison
Alison Garcia is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, and depression. She offers straightforward support and gentle guidance to people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She creates a calm space for clients to talk about painful experiences.
Conversations focus on what matters most to the person and on small steps that make daily life easier. Alison listens without judgment and works at the client’s pace.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to change unhelpful thoughts and reduce distress. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people connect with values and take meaningful action. Alison brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work and holds licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
She practices in Florida and aims to make sessions feel clear and useful from the first meeting. She is comfortable helping with a wide range of concerns including family of origin issues, communication problems, caregiver stress, body image, abandonment fears, and adjustment after divorce or loss. Sessions focus on practical tools, coping strategies, and building resilience.
Clients can expect collaborative planning, measurable goals, and attention to what fits their life. Alison encourages small, steady changes that add up to real improvement over time.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. This approach can help with grief, anxiety, and ongoing struggles where meaning and direction matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new, more balanced ways of thinking and behaving. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing contact between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Florida
- Languages
- English