Alicia Dmochowski , LMHC

Alicia Dmochowski is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She has 10 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Alicia speaks English and focuses on meeting each person where they are in a calm, respectful way.

She uses straightforward conversation to understand what feels most urgent to the client. Sessions are shaped around the individual's needs and goals rather than a fixed protocol. Alicia aims to be sensitive to personal history and to adapt pace and focus depending on what the person needs in the moment.

Common concerns she addresses include addictions, low self-esteem, and relationship-related struggles such as communication problems and codependency. She also supports people navigating abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, and caregiving stress. Chronic pain, illness, and disability are other areas she has helped clients cope with.

Alicia works with personality and attachment issues, including avoidant and antisocial presentations, and supports adults on the autism spectrum who want clearer routines and communication strategies. Her approach is practical and grounded in evidence-based techniques rather than jargon.

She offers several session formats to fit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment once a good fit is found.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits

Alicia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes learning skills to manage stress and anxiety through breathing, pacing, and behavior changes so daily life feels more manageable. Another approach helps people process trauma and abuse by creating a step-by-step plan to handle difficult memories and reduce their impact on current functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Alicia partners with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they try methods, check what helps, and adjust plans over time so the work stays relevant to the client’s life and goals.

Online therapy offers flexibility that suits many schedules and situations. Video calls let people use visual cues and more conventional session structure. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing new skills between appointments, or when a shorter, written exchange fits a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or other routines.