Alicia Burley, LCSW

Alicia Burley, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas who supports people navigating major life transitions and mental health challenges. With four years of clinical experience, she focuses on helping clients build resilience, develop self-compassion, and create practical strategies for emotional well-being. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a credential indicating training in psychotherapy and clinical care.

Alicia works with individuals facing depression, stress, and anxiety, and she offers guidance for those adjusting to significant changes in their lives. Her practice also emphasizes areas such as adoption and foster care experiences, aging and geriatric concerns, discovering life purpose, and cultivating self-love. She brings particular attention to the intersections of these concerns and how they affect daily functioning and long-term goals.

Her therapeutic style is warm, graceful, compassionate, and collaborative, designed to honor each person’s unique story. In sessions she helps clients explore experiences, strengthen coping skills, and deepen self-understanding. Together with clients, Alicia aims to identify clear pathways toward healing, empowerment, and sustained emotional wellness.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Alicia uses evidence-based techniques tailored to stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She often employs cognitive-behavioral strategies, which help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve daily functioning. She also draws on strengths-based and goal-oriented approaches that focus on a person’s existing resources and values to build resilience, clarify life purpose, and nurture self-compassion.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alicia works with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques over time so the work feels practical and personally meaningful. Clients are invited to partner in setting priorities and measuring progress.

Online therapy with Alicia is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access consistent support from a licensed professional regardless of location within Texas.