Alison Garcia, LMHC, LPC

Alison Garcia is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She works with adults who want straightforward support during hard times. Alison brings 15 years of experience to her practice and invites clients to take the first step toward change.

Alison keeps sessions direct and empathetic. She focuses on listening first, then helping people name what matters most to them. Conversations aim to uncover patterns that make daily life harder and to find small, workable changes that fit each person's routine.

Her approach blends practical strategies with a compassionate tone. She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people address unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-based steps. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit for clients who want to build steady habits and clearer goals.

Clients can expect plain language and step-by-step planning rather than jargon. Alison emphasizes collaboration, so people leave sessions with tasks they can try between meetings. She encourages realistic pacing and adjusts plans as needs change.

Alison is licensed in Florida and Virginia as an LMHC and LPC. Her practice is aimed at adults dealing with life transitions and emotional strain. She invites anyone ready to begin to use the site’s Start Therapy process to see if her style is a good fit.

How her approaches translate to online work

Alison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit remote sessions. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, which can be practiced between meetings. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, a process that adapts well to talk-based sessions and structured homework.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in empathic listening. That approach means the therapist follows the client's lead and helps reflect what is most important, which supports a collaborative online relationship. Together the therapist and client decide what methods feel like the best fit for goals and daily life.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Many people find remote work helpful for fitting counseling into a busy schedule, making it easier to keep regular appointments, do short check-ins, or use recorded mindfulness practices between sessions. The therapist will work with each person to choose a pace, approach, and practical tasks that fit their routine.