About Alicia
Alicia Betancourt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 11 years of clinical experience in Florida. She focuses on practical, step-by-step support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Alicia aims to help clients notice their strengths and build a clear plan forward.
Alicia draws on a straightforward style in sessions. She listens first, then helps set small goals clients can try between meetings. Sessions often focus on coping skills, managing mood shifts, and improving self-esteem and relationships.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues connected to aging and geriatric concerns, blended family dynamics, codependency, and traumatic brain injury. Alicia makes space for multicultural concerns and the effects of prejudice and discrimination.
Alicia has experience supporting teenagers, people with disabilities, and parents dealing with fatherhood issues. She also helps people coping with natural or human-caused disasters and those facing phobias, paranoia, or personality-related challenges. Her approach adapts to each person’s situation.
Licensed in Florida as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Alicia uses practical steps and listening to guide sessions. Prospective clients who prefer English can expect clear, direct conversation and collaborative planning to address next steps.
Evidence-based techniques and online care that fit your life
Alicia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical steps. One common approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress. These techniques teach breathing, grounding, and thought-checking exercises that can reduce reactivity and make daily life feel more manageable. Another approach centers on mood management for depression and bipolar concerns. It involves tracking mood patterns, building daily routines, and testing small behavioral changes to see what helps lift mood and improve sleep and energy. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alicia collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She will adjust techniques over time based on what is helpful and what needs more practice. Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit short updates into a break at work or a moment when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible while working toward steady progress.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Fatherhood issues
- Hearing impaired
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English