Alice Congdon

Alice Congdon is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota who centers her work on trauma-focused approaches and practical strategies. She brings 13 years in the helping field to sessions and focuses on creating hope and clear goals. Alice emphasizes collaboration and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

She uses trauma-focused work alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and dialectical skills to help manage symptoms and build coping tools. Sessions aim to link insight with everyday actions - small steps people can try between meetings. Alice draws on experience from schools, inpatient and outpatient settings, and community roles such as job coaching and direct support.

Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, and life transitions. She also has experience with bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, and issues related to attachment, adoption, and caregiver stress. Her approach balances practical skill-building with exploration of meaning and identity.

In therapy she works on short- and long-term goals together with clients. Sessions often combine skill practice, problem-solving, and reflective work about values and choices. Alice emphasizes empathy, a non-judgmental stance, and concrete plans people can use outside session.

For scheduling, she offers messaging and live chat during morning and afternoon times and phone or video in the evenings. Prospective clients should confirm current session options when booking.

How trauma-focused, CBT, and DBT work online

Alice uses trauma-focused approaches to help people process past harms and reduce their day-to-day impact, often by pacing work and building coping skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear homework and steps to practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving tolerance for distress, and strengthening relationships.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and what feels manageable. Then they try methods together and adjust the plan based on what helps most in daily life.

For practical online work, clients should confirm what session types are currently offered before booking. The profile notes messaging and live chat are available in morning and afternoon times, and phone and video are offered in the evening. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can use breaks for sessions. A collaborative plan will also decide homework, exercises, and the pace of trauma-focused work that best suits each person.