Felicia Nicosia, LCPC, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Felicia

Felicia Nicosia meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps parents can use to manage everyday pressures. She explains options in plain language and helps people sort through stress, sleep trouble, mood changes, grief, and parenting challenges. Felicia holds licenses as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and draws on 18 years of clinical experience.

Her approach aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for those juggling family demands.

Background and approach

Felicia trained at Adler University in Chicago and has a Masters in Counseling and Art Therapy. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, foster care and parent coaching, work with at-risk youth, crisis counseling, equine assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy. That variety informs how she adapts tools to fit each person’s life.

She uses a mix of therapy methods rather than a single protocol. That lets her match practical skills to a person’s goals, whether the need is managing anxiety, coping with loss, or addressing relationship and intimacy concerns. Sessions are collaborative and rooted in real-life problem solving.

Felicia also attends to whole-life factors that affect wellbeing, such as sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress load, and spiritual life when clients want that included. She brings warmth, respect, and cultural sensitivity to sessions. The emphasis is on clear steps and steady progress rather than jargon.

Parents reading this should find a straightforward partner who listens, explains options, and helps plan manageable changes. Her work is grounded in real clinical experience and practical strategies families can try between visits.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes taking values-based actions, which can help when life changes, parenting demands, or grief make daily choices harder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns like anxiety, low mood, or sleep disruption. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s perspective and uses active listening and empathy to build trust and clarify goals.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what seems most useful and try methods that match a client's goals, values, and comfort level. This is a team effort where feedback shapes which techniques are kept or adjusted over time.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging lets people check in between meetings. These options offer flexibility and steady access to therapeutic tools when life gets hectic, while allowing the same clinical approaches to be used remotely.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting struggles, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, combining evidence-based techniques with person-centered listening to create steps clients can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of clinical experience across settings like inpatient psychiatric care, foster care and parent coaching, crisis counseling, equine assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds licenses as an IL Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) number 180.013470 and as a FL Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) number MH19676 and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Illinois, Florida
Languages: English

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