Bernina Alagic, LPC

Bernina Alagic is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and ADHD. Bernina speaks English and Bosnian and accepts international clients, which can help when language comfort matters.

She uses straightforward conversation to shape each session. Bernina adapts her approach to what the person needs, combining practical tools with time to process feelings. Sessions often include building clearer communication skills, managing anxious thoughts, and creating steps to handle daily demands.

Her background includes work across a range of related difficulties such as attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, chronic pain or illness strain, caregiver stress, and issues around guilt or forgiveness. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when helping people change patterns that cause distress.

Mindfulness and client-centered methods are also part of her practice, encouraging present-moment awareness and listening without judgment. This mix is used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different responses, and reconnect with their values.

Bernina aims for a respectful, compassionate tone in sessions. She invites people to be active partners in setting goals and selecting strategies. To begin, prospective clients follow the platform process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values, even when strong feelings appear. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and learning to tolerate difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior changes, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and improve daily routines. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the person’s experience guides the pace and focus of sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Bernina will help you try methods and adjust them based on your goals and what feels helpful. She treats therapy as a collaboration, using feedback to refine techniques and set realistic steps between meetings.

The therapist biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options when booking to know how sessions are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible for people in different places to work with a clinician who speaks their language or shares relevant experience. Ask about formats and scheduling when you match to ensure sessions fit your everyday life.