Alicia is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in New Jersey, offering mental health therapy to children and adults through a community agency. Her approach to therapy is based primarily on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based approach that views uncomfortable emotions, thoughts and sensations as an unavoidable part of life. Instead of trying to disprove or avoid them, we focus on giving them less power to autopilot our behavior away from what matters most to us. Sometimes that requires using eclectic techniques from other therapy models to build the skills and understanding necessary to support psychological flexibility.
Alicia is also a community theatre director, actor and board member. Prior to her social work career, Alicia spent over a decade teaching drama and language arts.