Alice Congdon , LPCC

Alice Congdon is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. She brings 13 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. Alice aims to build practical plans that fit day-to-day life and help clients move toward their goals.

Alice often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness to teach calmer reactions in stressful moments. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps clients can practice between meetings.

Her background includes work in homes, schools, workplaces, inpatient and outpatient settings, and a chemical dependency rehabilitation program that served minority women. Those roles ranged from direct service and personal care to job coaching and clinical therapy. That variety shaped her straightforward, hands-on approach.

Alice works with a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and body image issues. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care, attachment questions, chronic pain or illness, addiction, and communication problems.

In sessions she helps clients set short- and long-term goals, practice new skills, and track progress. She emphasizes collaboration - clients choose what matters most and Alice offers tools and feedback to reach those aims. The tone is practical, respectful, and focused on making changes that stick.

Evidence-based approaches adapted for online care

Alice commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes practical skills - such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation - that help in intense situations and with relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Sessions include goal-setting, skill practice, and regular review so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people have a session that feels close to an in-person appointment, while phone meetings work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, quick coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent momentum between sessions.