Felicia Nicosia, LCPC, LMHC

Felicia Nicosia is a licensed counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work with adults and families. She holds LCPC and LMHC credentials - LCPC meaning Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and LMHC meaning Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and is licensed to practice in Illinois and Florida. She earned a master’s degree in Counseling and Art Therapy from Adler University in Chicago and has practiced in a wide range of treatment settings, including traditional outpatient counseling, inpatient psychiatric care, foster care and parent coaching, work with at-risk youth, emergency crisis counseling, equine-assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy.

Her approach blends Adlerian principles with an eclectic mix of evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. She takes a holistic view of functioning that considers environmental and lifestyle factors - including health conditions, stress level, diet, exercise, rest, relaxation, recreation, sexual function, and spiritual or self expression - when collaborating with clients on goals and strategies.

Felicia respects each person’s spiritual perspective and is comfortable supporting people at any stage of their spiritual journey, whether they participate in organized religion or not. She has experience working with men and women across the adult lifespan and with people of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. In clinical work she is known for combining warmth, genuineness, cultural sensitivity, and hopeful encouragement with practical guidance and enthusiasm for change.

She focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems, parenting and career challenges, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Felicia is not currently accepting new clients.