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Alicia Lee
Experience
4 years
Based in
Connecticut
Sessions
Online
Languages
English

Therapist · Connecticut

Alicia Lee

LCSW

Compassionate, direct therapy for real change

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License and NPI on record

LCSW
Connecticut · 17303
NPI
1043129810

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  • Warm and conversational
  • Direct, gentle challenge
  • Culturally responsive care

About Alicia

Alicia Lee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who aims to make starting therapy feel manageable. She meets people where they are and helps them find words for what they are feeling. Sessions are conversational and warm, and she uses both straightforward feedback and gentle challenge to help clients move forward.

Her style is down-to-earth and honest. She does not sit silently; she asks direct questions, points out patterns, and invites moments of real connection and even laughter. Alicia emphasizes an environment that is sex-positive and culturally responsive so clients can be understood without needing to over-explain themselves.

She has four years of clinical experience and works with many concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, career strain, chronic health issues, and caregiving responsibilities.

Alicia uses a mix of therapeutic approaches to fit the person in front of her. Those include cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness-influenced work, attachment-focused work, and emotionally-focused techniques to address how people connect and relate.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals get clarified together. Alicia encourages practical steps and experimentation outside sessions, paired with honest conversation during them. She welcomes a diverse range of identities and relationship structures and aims to help people live more authentically.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Connecticut

Languages

English

How therapy approaches shape online sessions

Alicia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often uses practical exercises and simple experiments to test new ways of responding and can help with anxiety, mood, and stress.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect closeness and trust. This approach focuses on understanding connection styles and trying new interaction patterns to improve intimacy and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking in about what helps, and adjusting the plan over time based on what the client says is working.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that better fit a work break, and it lets people continue care when schedules or mobility make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can tailor homework and between-session tasks to work in a remote setting, keeping focus on practical steps and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Alicia address?

She helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, mood issues like depression and bipolar, and related stressors such as parenting and career strain.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm, down-to-earth, and conversational. Expect real dialogue, occasional humor, and direct questions that invite change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Alicia has four years of professional experience as a practicing clinician working with varied concerns and populations.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Connecticut LCSW credential and practices from Connecticut.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working together?

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

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