Alicia Smith

Alicia is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student at Walden University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix. Her clinical interests include working with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, major life transitions, relationship challenges, and the emotional demands that can accompany motherhood and caregiving.

As a counselor-in-training, Alicia is especially passionate about supporting adults, mothers, caregivers, and individuals from Hispanic and culturally diverse communities. She recognizes that mental health is shaped not only by individual experiences, but also by family, culture, relationships, identity, and the environments in which people live. She strives to provide culturally responsive care that honors each person’s unique experiences, values, strengths, and perspective.

Alicia’s counseling style is warm, compassionate, collaborative, and genuine. She believes people deserve a space where they can speak openly without fear of judgment while feeling truly heard and understood. Rather than assuming there is one right path toward healing, she works alongside clients to explore patterns, develop insight, strengthen coping skills, recognize existing strengths, and create meaningful changes that align with the life they want to build. Her approach is grounded in empathy, authenticity, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care.

Alicia has a particular interest in maternal mental health and supporting women through the many transitions surrounding motherhood, identity, relationships, and balancing the needs of others while maintaining a connection to themselves. She is also passionate about reducing the stigma surrounding mental health within Hispanic and Latino communities and helping make counseling feel more approachable, relatable, and culturally meaningful.

Outside of counseling, Alicia is a devoted wife and mother who loves spending time with her husband and young daughter. Family is an important part of her life, including her pets, who add their own personalities and plenty of entertainment to the household. She enjoys music, quality time with the people she loves, and finding humor in the realities of everyday life. Her experiences as a wife, mother, student, and future counselor continue to deepen her appreciation for resilience, personal growth, connection, and the importance of having a supportive space to simply be human.