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Online therapist

Alicia Foley

Supportive family-focused social worker

Credentials
LISW
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Alicia

Alicia Foley is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns. She works with parents and caregivers facing grief, adoption and foster care issues, and the everyday stresses of parenting. She also helps with anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Alicia has practiced as a social worker in Ohio since 2017. She has spent much of her career supporting children and families, including those who have experienced trauma or had involvement with child services.

Background and approach

Her background means she understands how family systems and past events can affect daily routines and relationships. In sessions she aims to be respectful, sensitive, and compassionate. Alicia adapts conversations and plans to fit each family's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.

She encourages clear, practical steps parents can try between meetings. She also brings attention to young adult issues and the particular challenges around adoption and foster care. This allows her to address both immediate behavior concerns and longer-term family adjustment.

Alicia knows the first step can feel difficult and acknowledges the courage it takes to seek help. She offers support geared toward making parenting and family life more manageable and connected.

Therapeutic techniques for families delivered online

Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One common approach works on processing trauma and building coping tools to reduce its impact on daily family life; this helps when past events make parenting or relationships harder. Another technique emphasizes behavioral strategies and structure to manage ADHD symptoms, anger, and stress by teaching routines and clear responses that families can try at home.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the family about needs, goals, and preferences, then recommend and adjust techniques collaboratively. That way the plan fits your household rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations from home, phone sessions are available when video does not fit, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or questions between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue progress from wherever parents or caregivers are located.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Alicia commonly address?
She works with family and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, ADHD symptoms, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. Adoption and foster care matters and young adult issues are also among her focuses.
What is her approach in sessions?
She aims to be respectful, sensitive, and compassionate, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each family's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps families can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Alicia has been a licensed social worker in Ohio since 2017 and brings four years of post-licensure experience working with children and families.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LISW, with license details OH LISW I.2304254-SUPV, and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different family schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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