Alicia Cunningham , LPC

Alicia Cunningham is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Missouri who approaches therapy with warmth, respect, and a practical focus on growth. She affirms that people are not broken but can benefit from support to reclaim a more joyful, satisfying life. Drawing on a decade of experience, she helps individuals and couples rebuild relationships, strengthen self-esteem, develop healthier coping skills, and navigate the wide range of challenges that life can present.

Alicia creates a nonjudgmental space where people can explore difficult emotions, past harms, and current stressors. She works collaboratively to address each person’s specific goals, attending to concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting struggles, intimacy and relationship issues, and challenges related to identity and life transitions. Her practice also includes focused work with attachment and relationship dynamics, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career or role-related stress.

Clients can expect an empowering, team-oriented approach that emphasizes reconnecting with personal values and regaining a sense of control. Alicia aims to help people find practical strategies and renewed confidence so they can move forward with greater clarity and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Alicia Cunningham integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients clarify values and improve relational patterns. ACT focuses on identifying what matters most and developing actions that align with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines early and current relationship dynamics to improve emotional connection, trust, and communication, which often benefits couples, family work, and those coping with abandonment or attachment difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alicia works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time, combining strategies from different approaches when that best supports progress and healing.

Online therapy with Alicia can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and life demands. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care from home, work, or while managing caregiving responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to meet clients where they are in practical, accessible ways.