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Dr. Alicia Bosley

Dr. Alicia Bosley

LMFT New York

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Collaborative, person-focused therapy for life change

  • Client-centered approach
  • Relationship support
  • LGBT competent care

About Alicia

Dr. Alicia Bosley offers a client-centered approach that puts the person first. She combines listening with practical strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on strengths and real-world change.

She brings 17 years of practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, in New York. She believes problems like depression and anxiety happen to people rather than defining them. Sessions focus on what is useful right now and on building skills that fit daily life.

Her work often includes support around LGBT matters, intimacy-related concerns, parenting and blended family issues, and grief. She also helps people facing career strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, sleeping troubles, and questions about life purpose. Additional focus areas include kink and alternative sex culture, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and multicultural or discrimination-related stress.

Therapeutic tools come from Client-Centered Therapy combined with cognitive-behavioral ideas, narrative techniques, mindfulness, and elements of the Gottman method for relationship work. Together with each person, she shapes a plan that mixes talking, skill practice, and short-term goals.

People who choose her often want a steady, respectful collaborator who listens and offers clear steps forward. To get started, visitors can use the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.

Client-centered and skills-based work for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person as they are. The therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and support while helping clients name what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and offers concrete exercises to shift them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, needs, and preferences and then shape a plan that mixes listening, practical tools, and short-term goals. That partnership helps keep work focused and flexible as needs change.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Online sessions may reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to keep regular appointments around work or caregiving. Because session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexualityYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, and also supports people with parenting, grief, career strain, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and strength-focused. She centers the person's experience and blends listening with practical strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 17 years of clinical experience working as a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She is an LMFT, licensed in New York, and practices from that region.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

Dr. Alicia Bosley

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