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Felicia Nicosia

Compassionate guidance for life transitions

About Felicia

Felicia Nicosia welcomes people who are ready to make changes and want steady support while navigating stress, anxiety, grief, life transitions, mood concerns, or relationship and intimacy challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on 18 years of professional experience to help clients develop practical coping strategies and clarify values so they can move forward with greater resilience. Felicia holds licensure as an LCPC in Illinois and an LMHC in Florida and completed a master’s degree in Counseling and Art Therapy at Adler University in Chicago.

Her clinical background includes work in traditional outpatient counseling, inpatient psychiatric settings, foster care and parent coaching, crisis counseling, equine-assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy, which inform a flexible, person-focused approach. Her therapeutic style blends acceptance and commitment principles, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and solution-focused interventions to tailor care to each individual’s needs.

Felicia also attends to broader factors such as health, sleep, stress, recreation, and spiritual expression when helping clients set realistic goals and build sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Felicia frequently integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online work. ACT emphasizes identifying personal values and learning practical skills to accept difficult thoughts while taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, offering structured tools for day-to-day challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Felicia collaborates with clients to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts interventions from client-centered, DBT, and solution-focused traditions when those perspectives support a client’s progress, and she reviews options together so each plan feels practical and personalized.

Online therapy with Felicia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or geographic constraints, and they allow clients to engage in evidence-informed interventions from locations that work for them.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Felicia commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting and career questions, and ADHD among other mood and life adjustment topics.
What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?
Her practice combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy, tailoring methods to the client’s goals and circumstances.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 18 years of experience working across multiple treatment settings, which include outpatient counseling, inpatient psychiatric care, foster care support, crisis counseling, and therapeutic programs such as equine-assisted psychotherapy and art therapy.
Where is she licensed to practice and what are her credentials?
Felicia holds LCPC and LMHC credentials with specific license details IL LCPC 180.013470 and FL LMHC MH19676, and she practices from the state of Florida.
Does she provide services in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients may schedule video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How is cost handled for sessions with this therapist?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling appointments according to the therapist’s availability.