Alicia Sauers , LPC

Alicia Sauers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with six years of focused counseling experience. She began studying psychology at Grand Valley State University and completed a master’s degree in counseling from Spring Arbor University. Alicia approaches therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people take practical steps forward at a pace that feels right for them.

Alicia helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment wounds, blended family challenges, and body image struggles. Her practice includes work with issues related to cancer, fertility, caregiver stress, and feelings of emptiness.

In sessions she focuses on listening closely and helping clients reframe unhelpful thoughts. She works with clients to identify what they can control, build coping skills for difficult emotions, and practice self-advocacy. Alicia emphasizes kindness, respect, and a nonjudgmental stance in every conversation.

Her style is adaptable; she meets people where they are and adjusts her approach to each person’s needs. The goal is to help clients rediscover joy, strengthen resilience, and move toward meaningful change. Alicia’s background and practical focus aim to make therapy feel useful and doable for everyday life.

Clients can expect straightforward guidance and steady support while they work through relationship challenges, communication problems, guilt and shame, and transitions. Alicia brings a calm, encouraging presence and a focus on concrete next steps.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Alicia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One common method she applies helps people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and beliefs so they can respond differently to stress and anxiety. This approach is useful for depression, worry, and body image concerns.

Another approach emphasizes building coping skills and emotional regulation. In these sessions clients practice tools to manage strong feelings, reduce overwhelm after trauma, and handle grief or major life changes. These techniques are aimed at helping people feel steadier day to day.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Alicia will talk with each client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then adjust methods as therapy progresses. She treats finding the best fit as part of the ongoing collaboration rather than a one-time decision.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or changing schedules. Video calls let clients have a face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, medical appointments, or caregiving responsibilities.