- CBT skills
- DBT strategies
- Goal focused work
About Akia
Akia Izzard is a Pennsylvania LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 24 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She also addresses guilt and shame alongside related issues such as forgiveness, caregiver stress, and grief.
In sessions she helps people talk through what is happening now and what they want to change. She uses clear, practical approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Conversations are direct and focused on small, workable steps that fit into daily life.
Her background includes long experience supporting people through relationship problems, separation and infidelity, and non-traditional relationship arrangements. She also works with aging and hospice-related concerns and with people coping with parenting and postpartum changes. These topics are handled alongside everyday stresses and practical coping skills.
Her methods draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation. She also uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and narrative and solution-focused ideas to reframe experiences and set short-term objectives.
People who come for help can expect straightforward conversation about what they want to change and why. The focus is on concrete tools and steps that make daily life more manageable. Those interested in meeting can follow the site's process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work for remote sessions
Akia commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into specific thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps build practical skills for everyday situations.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These strategies are useful when feelings feel overwhelming or when communication with others is strained.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match the client's goals, comfort level, and current needs. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.
The therapist's original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm which remote options are offered before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow short check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people use tools like skill practice and worksheets alongside conversation so progress can happen between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among her additional focus areas.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative approaches to examine thoughts and stories that keep guilt or shame active. The work centers on small, manageable changes and clearer self-understanding.
What is her professional background?
She is a Pennsylvania LCSW with 24 years of professional experience working in mental health and related settings.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Pennsylvania and practices there as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.