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Alicia Cunningham

Alicia Cunningham

Therapist · Missouri

Calm support for life’s hardest moments

  • Practical coping skills
  • Relationship focus
  • Ten years experience

About Alicia

Alicia Cunningham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on worries such as stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and money and financial issues. She works with people who are dealing with trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, and major life changes. Alicia emphasizes that no one is broken and that asking for help is a brave step toward a more satisfying life.

She takes a straightforward, supportive approach in sessions. Conversations focus on the problems that matter most to the client. Practical coping skills and clearer communication strategies are common topics. Sessions aim to rebuild confidence and restore a sense of control over daily life.

Alicia uses a mix of approaches including acceptance and commitment work, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally-focused techniques. She adapts methods to match each person’s goals and pace. The emphasis is on what helps the client move forward rather than on labels.

With ten years of experience, Alicia brings steady clinical background to common life stresses and complex concerns like bipolar symptoms, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to adoption or caregiving. She also supports people facing abandonment wounds, codependency, or communication problems.

Sessions are offered in English and are based in Missouri. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site. Alicia describes counseling as a team process that helps people reconnect with themselves and make practical changes.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Alicia draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on values-based actions. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making decisions that fit what matters most.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people understand and change patterns in close relationships. EFT-style work can support those dealing with intimacy issues, attachment wounds, or recurring conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways to try different methods. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the client’s life and pace.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know which options are offered for online work. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on hectic days, or remove travel time so appointments are easier to keep. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and EFT techniques to remote sessions, using conversation, exercises, and homework to practice new skills between meetings.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Alicia help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, money and financial issues, and related concerns such as intimacy, sleep, parenting, and career stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is straightforward and supportive, focusing on practical coping skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding self-esteem through collaborative work.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working with a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds the LPC credential and practices in Missouri as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking to make sure the format fits your needs, as specific formats are arranged on the site.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription 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 therapist availability.

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