- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Alicia
Alicia Cunningham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, and relationship issues. She speaks plain, direct language and aims to make therapy feel approachable for someone juggling daily demands. Alicia emphasizes that no one is broken and that asking for help is a practical step toward feeling better.
In sessions she works with individuals to rebuild confidence and develop coping skills.
Background and approach
She uses methods that help people notice thought patterns, manage emotions, and make small, steady changes. Conversations are collaborative - the client’s goals guide the work in the room. Alicia draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge thoughts that get in the way of daily functioning.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values. Attachment-based perspectives inform how she looks at relationship patterns and intimacy concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward.
She focuses on practical tools parents can use between sessions to reduce stress, improve sleep, and handle anger or communication problems. For those coping with grief, trauma, addiction, or life changes, she offers steady support and problem-solving strategies. With ten years of clinical work, Alicia blends experience with a down-to-earth approach.
She aims to help people reconnect with themselves, regain a sense of control, and move toward more satisfying daily life.
What Alicia works with
Everything Alicia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alicia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online support
Alicia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to teach acceptance of difficult feelings while helping clients commit to actions that match their values. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early patterns affect current relationship and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Alicia works together with each person to identify goals and tries methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps determine whether CBT exercises, ACT practices, or attachment-focused conversations will be most helpful for a client’s situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video allows a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can work well for people with lower bandwidth or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick support or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives while still getting consistent, therapeutic guidance.
Questions people ask about Alicia
What concerns does Alicia help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, trauma and grief, sleep problems, ADHD, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and straightforward, focusing on collaboration and practical tools that clients can use between sessions to manage emotions and daily challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the subscription cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Hit the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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