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Dr. Amary Alcide

Dr. Amary Alcide, LCSW

Therapist · Florida · 16+ years of experience

Life transitions support and practical planning

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  • Practical action plans
  • Strengths based care
  • Research informed

About Amary

Dr. Amary Alcide is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, career shifts, and midlife transitions. Her work also covers mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and issues like compassion fatigue and self-esteem struggles.

Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on each person’s strengths and daily life needs. Sessions aim to turn broad goals into clear, manageable steps that fit real routines.

Dr. Alcide blends several therapeutic approaches to match what matters most to the individual. She draws on attachment-focused work, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused ideas when helpful. Her background in academic research informs a results-oriented way of working without losing the human side of therapy.

She has experience in interdisciplinary settings and uses that experience to help people refine habits, handle role stress, manage time and home responsibilities, and plan career or life-skill changes. This includes attention to women’s health concerns across life stages and complex family dynamics.

People who choose her can expect direct conversations, practical tools, and support in building achievable plans. The aim is to move from coping to thriving in everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

How therapy approaches translate to online support

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. Online sessions using this lens focus on patterns in close relationships and help people build different, healthier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions it often means identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors, and practicing techniques that reduce anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean mixing attachment ideas with CBT tools or adding emotionally-focused techniques as needs change.

The biography lists messaging and video/phone conferencing hours, so confirm which of those formats are offered when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people attend without travel time. They also allow work on communication skills, role stress, and life-planning tasks in the context of everyday routines. Ask about current session options before scheduling to be sure they match your needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Alcide address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, career changes, midlife transitions, depression, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. The focus is on clear steps, building on strengths, and applying tools that fit day-to-day life.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 16 years of clinical experience and a background in academic research, which she uses to translate evidence into workable plans.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, FL LCSW, and practices out of Florida.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography lists messaging and video/phone conferencing hours; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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