Alicea Ardito is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in private practice with Loudoun Adult Counseling in Virginia. She has more than ten years of professional experience working with older adults and their families in a variety of clinical settings.
In addition to working with older adults, she is passionate in supporting the “sandwich generation”, adults who are concurrently caring for children and aging parents, to help restore balance, alleviate stress and fatigue, explore role and identity issues, and reduce caregiver burnout.
In practice, Alicea provides adults of all ages with affirming, inclusive and client-centered psychotherapy. Her clinical expertise includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat depression and anxiety, Motivational Interviewing to facilitate change, and Narrative Therapy to help clients explore and revise their personal stories.
Alicea has a strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology and integrates this into clinical social work practice to improve client outcomes.
In addition to writing for ChoosingTherapy.com, Alicea Ardito’s expertise has been featured in Forbes, Men’s Health, Insider, Care.com, FAR, Livestrong, and UpJourney.
Education:
Arizona State University, 2000, B.A. in Sociology
George Mason University, 2013, Master of Social Work
Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2023, Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmocology