- relationship strain
- anger management
- self esteem
About Alicia
Alicia Colon is a licensed independent clinical social worker - LICSW in Massachusetts with 26 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, stress, and anxiety. She also supports concerns such as sleep difficulties, parenting stress, career questions, and mood challenges like bipolar disorder.
She works in a direct, practical way and treats the person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep problems stuck and on building skills to respond differently. She talks through concrete options for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and handling triggers that lead to outbursts or resentment.
Alicia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She helps people try approaches that reduce reactivity, sharpen coping strategies, and rebuild trust with themselves and others. The emphasis is on clear steps clients can use between sessions.
Her practice also addresses related stresses like caregiver strain, blended family challenges, fertility concerns, and grief over aging or life transitions. She pays attention to impulsivity, jealousy, codependency, and isolation when those get in the way of daily functioning.
People who choose her often want straightforward suggestions and tools they can practice. The first meeting typically looks at current struggles, goals, and a few initial skills to try. From there she and the client decide how to proceed.
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Alicia works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing reactions and building coping skills. One common approach she uses teaches skills for recognizing triggers, interrupting automatic responses, and practicing different behaviors. This helps with anger, impulsivity, and communication breakdowns.Another approach emphasizes mood and anxiety management through structured problem-solving and behavioral adjustments. It helps people organize small, achievable steps for sleep, routine, and emotion regulation so stressful situations feel more manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and pace. That means trying practical tools in sessions and adapting them based on what helps most in everyday life.
The practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to check in during a lunch break or after work without needing extra commute time.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep problems, parenting, career concerns, and mood challenges including bipolar disorder.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches and works with clients to identify patterns and build skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a LICSW practicing in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she provide?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How do I get started with her practice?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.