Felicia Nicosia, LCPC, LMHC

Felicia Nicosia is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She brings a calm, down-to-earth style to sessions and aims to make therapy feel practical and approachable. Felicia holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and Art Therapy from Adler University and lists 18 years of clinical experience. She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois and an LMHC in Florida.

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric settings, foster care and parent coaching, crisis counseling, equine assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy. Those experiences shape how she supports people through mood disorders, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues like sleep problems, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and feelings of isolation.

Felicia draws from multiple evidence-based approaches to help people make concrete changes. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behavior, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and increase psychological flexibility, and Client-Centered methods to offer a respectful, empathic space. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Solution-Focused tools when appropriate.

She welcomes clients who bring spiritual or religious perspectives and works with people at many stages of life, including young adults and older adults. Therapy sessions focus on practical strategies, skill building, and realistic goals that fit each person’s daily life.

Felicia practices from Florida and conducts sessions in English. Her approach balances structure with warmth so people can tackle immediate problems while building long-term coping skills.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Felicia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can reduce stress and improve mood. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters to them and take committed action toward those values. Client-Centered methods shape her stance in sessions so people feel heard and respected.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals and daily life. Together they check what works and adjust techniques as needed over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.