Alicia Sauers

Alicia Sauers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with six years focused on counseling. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. Alicia draws on a long history in mental health and formal training to guide practical steps forward.

Alicia describes counseling as a collaborative process. She supports clients in looking at past experiences and identifying patterns that may hold them back. Together they outline small, manageable actions that can shift daily life and decisions.

Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and abandonment. She also addresses body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, fertility and cancer-related distress, and feelings of emptiness or guilt.

Sessions emphasize listening, reframing thoughts, and building skills to cope with strong emotions. Alicia aims to help people notice what they can influence and practice clear ways to respond rather than react. She adapts her approach to what each person brings and moves at a pace that feels manageable.

Alicia’s background includes undergraduate study in psychology at Grand Valley State University and a master’s degree in counseling from Spring Arbor University. Her earlier work in mental health informs a practical style focused on daily life. She works with English-speaking adults in Michigan and helps people get started with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Alicia describes her work as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skills-based work that helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice different responses, and build coping tools for anxiety and depression. This kind of work is task-focused and suits people who want clear strategies to use between sessions.

Another frequent strand is trauma-informed care that prioritizes pacing and safety when addressing past harms. That approach involves checking in about readiness, using techniques to reduce distress in the moment, and slowly practicing new ways of managing triggers. It can help when traumatic memories or ongoing stress feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaboration. Alicia will work with each person to identify goals, trial methods, and adjust based on what helps. She frames therapy as a process of testing practical steps rather than offering fixed answers, and she involves clients in choosing methods that fit their needs and preferences.

Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm current offerings before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into work, caregiving, or medical schedules because they reduce travel time and can be scheduled with more flexibility. Others prefer in-person meetings for longer, in-depth work. Discuss format choices during the initial matching questionnaire and the first session to find what fits everyday life best.