Alicia Cunningham

Alicia Cunningham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She approaches therapy with a straightforward, supportive style and invites clients to reconnect with themselves and the life they want. Alicia frames counseling as a partnership where people can talk without judgment and take back control of daily struggles.

Her work emphasizes rebuilding self-esteem and developing practical coping skills. Sessions look at specific problems and aim to build steady, useful habits that fit each person's life. Alicia also supports people facing grief, trauma, addictions, sleep difficulties, parenting stress, career transitions, and changes linked to ADHD or bipolar mood concerns.

Alicia uses several evidence-based approaches to guide sessions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address emotional injuries in relationships. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas also inform her focus on trust and understanding.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, with attention to what works day-to-day. Alicia encourages clear, achievable goals and practical steps between sessions. Over ten years of practice provide a base for straightforward, goal-oriented support.

If you want help with anger, coping during life changes, or improving relationships, she asks that you come ready to be honest about what’s hard. Working together, she helps people find clearer direction and more manageable routines.

How her therapeutic approaches guide online work

Alicia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take action that fits their values, even when feelings are difficult. This approach can help with anger, anxiety, and life transitions by focusing on chosen direction rather than avoidance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another frequent tool she uses, helping people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT supports problems like stress, sleep difficulties, and mood challenges by teaching concrete skills to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alicia will discuss options and tailor techniques based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She frames therapy as a team effort and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Many people choose online work because it makes scheduling easier, lets sessions fit into work or caregiving days, and can reduce travel time. Others prefer an in-person rhythm when available. Alicia can help weigh what will fit a client’s routine and comfort as part of the initial planning process.