Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Alicia works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alicia
Dr. Alicia McKinzy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anger, and ease anxiety so daily life feels more manageable.
She aims to make the first step less daunting and offers steady support along the way. Her approach emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard feelings. Sessions look at what is happening now and what small changes might help.
Background and approach
She talks through coping strategies that people can try between sessions so progress continues outside of appointments. Dr. McKinzy has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship strain.
She also helps those navigating big life changes and challenges around parenting. Her additional focuses include life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues. When someone brings worries about anger or stress, she breaks concerns into simple steps.
Together they identify patterns, test new behaviors, and practice calming techniques. The work is collaborative and paced to what feels doable for each person. All sessions are offered in English and are provided through online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Dr. McKinzy uses these options to make therapy fit into busy lives.
What Alicia works with
Everything Alicia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alicia's practice.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Dr. McKinzy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills people can use right away. One common approach she employs teaches breathing and grounding exercises, emotion awareness, and step-by-step coping strategies to reduce stress and anger in the moment. This approach helps people notice patterns and try small changes that can ease daily tension.Another approach centers on processing trauma and its effects by helping people name what happened, understand how it affects current thoughts and behaviors, and develop safety and coping plans. This method is useful for those dealing with past abuse or post-traumatic stress symptoms and aims to restore a sense of control over reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what seems most helpful, then adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real-life needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typing and benefit from brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Alicia
What concerns does this clinician address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting challenges, anger, and related issues like social anxiety and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She creates an open, nonjudgmental space and works on small, doable steps people can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 16 years of professional counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, and coping with life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.