Alecia Rager , LCSW

Alecia Rager is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings six years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through difficult transitions and crises. She maintains a private practice and draws on a background that includes work with adults and children in crisis units, rehab and detox facilities, caregivers of people with neurocognitive disorders, and teams in hospital trauma units and emergency departments. Alecia integrates evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, person-centered techniques, solution-focused strategies, and motivational interviewing to meet clients where they are and build on their strengths.

Alecia approaches treatment collaboratively, inviting clients to explore change at a pace that feels manageable while honoring the resilience that has carried them this far. She recognizes how anxiety, depression, trauma, and life stressors can make everyday functioning feel heavy, and she focuses on practical skills and supportive dialogue to ease that load. Her work includes addressing relationship and family dynamics, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and identity-related issues within the LGBT community.

Alecia strives to create a non-judgmental environment where people can be honest about their struggles and begin to write the next chapter of their lives. She emphasizes vulnerability as a step toward relief and works with clients to identify strengths, set attainable goals, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Alecia often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place and is useful for mood, stress, and coping challenges.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them while identifying personal values to guide meaningful action. ACT is helpful for clients struggling with avoidance, chronic worry, or a sense of stuckness.

Alecia values client-centered work as well, creating an empathetic, non-judgmental space where a person’s priorities lead the pace and direction of therapy. Choosing the right approach is part of the process - Alecia collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as therapy unfolds.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility, letting clients meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access care from home or other convenient locations.