Alice Bigelow, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 5 years in practice

Alice Bigelow offers a calm, direct approach for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or questions about gender and sexuality.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180016787 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1619754322 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Alice

Alice Bigelow offers a calm, direct approach for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or questions about gender and sexuality. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois with five years of experience. She aims to help clients feel steadier day to day and build on their existing strengths.

Alice centers sessions on what matters most to the client. She treats obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, trauma and its effects, low self-esteem, and issues tied to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Background and approach

Sessions are practical and focused on small steps that add up to change. Her way of working is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests tools that fit each person’s life.

That might mean breaking problems into manageable pieces, practicing ways to reduce intense symptoms, or trying different strategies until something clicks. Alice emphasizes self-compassion and clear goals. She helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and develop kinder, more useful responses to hard feelings.

She also supports people working through guilt, shame, feelings of emptiness, and challenges with self-harm thoughts. In sessions she keeps language plain and concrete. People who prefer straightforward talk and practical steps often find her style helpful.

Therapy begins with a short conversation about goals and moves at a pace the client chooses.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Alice lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Alice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and symptom relief. One common approach is working with thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and compulsions; this involves noticing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new, less distressing responses. Another useful method helps people process trauma and its ongoing effects by developing safer ways to manage triggers and strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That makes the process collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when that is helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, progress notes, or when someone prefers writing their thoughts. These options provide flexibility to fit sessions into a busy week and to match the format that best supports each person's goals.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and concerns related to LGBT identity. She also focuses on low self-esteem and obsessive thoughts and behaviors.

What is the general style of therapy offered?

The approach is collaborative and practical, with an emphasis on clear goals and small steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try concrete strategies that fit day-to-day life.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The counselor has five years of professional experience working with the listed concerns and related issues.

What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, listed as LCPC from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available for working together?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a counseling relationship here?

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