- Stress and anxiety
- Practical strategies
- Mindfulness informed
About Alicyn
Dr. Alicyn Hennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She offers steady support for depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. Her approach aims to find practical strengths people can use right away.
She believes most people already have skills they can build on. In early meetings she focuses on listening and forming a reliable working relationship. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas shape how she responds and supports goals.
Many clients come for help after difficult life events, grief, or changes at home or work. She has long experience supporting those coping with eating and food-related issues, addiction concerns, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Her background includes work with children who have experienced trauma and their caregivers.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused. Expect practical exercises, simple mindfulness practices, and conversations that clarify what matters most to you. Dr. Hennis partners with people to set realistic next steps they can use between sessions.
Her Texas-based practice reflects two decades of clinical work and attention to real-life problems. People interested in starting complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
She believes most people already have skills they can build on. In early meetings she focuses on listening and forming a reliable working relationship. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas shape how she responds and supports goals.
Many clients come for help after difficult life events, grief, or changes at home or work. She has long experience supporting those coping with eating and food-related issues, addiction concerns, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Her background includes work with children who have experienced trauma and their caregivers.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused. Expect practical exercises, simple mindfulness practices, and conversations that clarify what matters most to you. Dr. Hennis partners with people to set realistic next steps they can use between sessions.
Her Texas-based practice reflects two decades of clinical work and attention to real-life problems. People interested in starting complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
24+ years
Credentials
Texas, New Jersey
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. In practice this means talking about patterns in close relationships and trying new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions include simple experiments and skill practice to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches short attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity. These practices are useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and when emotions feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That process can change over time as priorities shift.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow check-ins during a lunch break. It also lets people use practices and tools from their own daily life while working with a licensed professional to track progress.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dr. Hennis help with?
She supports people facing stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct. She focuses on building a trusting relationship and uses practical tools people can apply between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of counseling experience, including work with children who have experienced trauma and their caregivers.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as TX LPC and NJ LPC, and works from Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.