Alicia Hensley, LMSW

Alicia Hensley is a licensed social worker practicing in Michigan who offers individualized support for stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. She brings an evidence-informed, person-centered approach to sessions and tailors interventions to each client’s goals and circumstances. Alicia holds an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - and a Master of Social Work from Michigan State University, and she has four years of experience providing therapeutic care to individuals and families.

Her clinical work includes support for caregiver challenges, loss of independence and aging concerns, infertility-related distress, and coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability. Sessions often incorporate mindfulness practices, cognitive behavioral techniques, holistic options, and, when important to the client, Christian perspectives. Building a trusting, collaborative relationship is central to her practice and guides the selection of strategies that draw on a client’s strengths to restore balance and forward momentum.

Alicia offers flexible online sessions that allow clients to participate from home by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She emphasizes practical skills and compassionate guidance to help clients navigate difficult emotions and life changes and to work toward a healthier outlook for the future.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Support

Many sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps clients identify unhelpful thinking and develop practical skills to manage anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. This approach focuses on small, actionable changes in thought patterns and behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Mindfulness-based techniques are also used to help clients become more aware of present-moment experience and to regulate emotional responses. These practices can support coping with grief, chronic pain, and ongoing life changes by strengthening resilience and reducing reactivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alicia works together with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then tailors interventions so the chosen methods fit the individual’s circumstances and values.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - clients can meet by video, speak by phone, or use live chat and text messaging when that format better suits their schedule or comfort level. These options make it easier to access consistent support, maintain momentum between sessions, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life with fewer logistical barriers.