Anieka Dicker , LCSW

Anieka Dicker is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports people facing career strain, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping someone feel understood and able to act. She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people identify unhelpful thinking and build workable habits. Conversations are tailored to each person - there is no one-size-fits-all plan. Anieka listens for what matters to each client and adjusts tools and goals to fit real life. Anieka has a background in parent education and uses practical strategies from that work to support parents and caregivers. She also pays attention to how experiences of racism and discrimination affect mental and emotional health, and validates those lived experiences in therapy. Topics she commonly addresses include attachment and blended family concerns, body image, postpartum depression, and relationship or communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and structured to help people take small steps toward clearer thinking and steadier emotion. She encourages active collaboration so clients leave with tangible next steps. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage while helping clients move forward.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts that lead to upsetting feelings or unhelpful behavior, then practices new ways of thinking and acting to change those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person’s own motivation to change. A therapist asks curious, nonjudgmental questions and helps a client weigh options and set small, achievable goals. This approach can be useful for career transitions, motivation struggles, and behavior changes.

Finding the best fit is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a more conversational session, phone can be easier with lower bandwidth, live chat works well for quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in between sessions. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.