Alice Zic is a Trauma Therapist in Connecticut and Virginia

IFS Therapist & Trauma Therapist in Connecticut and Virginia

Someone Who Gets You

Hi, I’m Alice (she/her)

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I am a trauma therapist and teen therapist in Connecticut and Virginia. I specialize in working with adults who grew up parentified, with histories of childhood trauma, and with teens who struggle with anxiety and perfectionism. I work with those who have been so focused on pleasing and accommodating others that they have lost their internal connection to themselves: their identity, their joy.

On the outside, my clients have Wednesday Addams energy: they are guarded, incisive, and perceptive, but on the inside, they crave softness and vulnerability. The divide between how they know how to move through the world and how they wish to be is confusing, painful, and lonely. Like you, they feel othered and invisible.

Many of the folks I work with accelerated into adulthood, making sure to be successful, perfect, and overachieving, but that shameful, critical voice in their heads won’t let them believe their capabilities.

What is it like being in session with me? I bring a bold, compassionate, no-nonsense style to the therapeutic space. I am authentically present as your partner, witnessing and tuning into your needs. I validate with genuine care and warmth, and I challenge and name the barriers that are blocking your growth so that you can restore your power and integrate the parts of you into your fullest self.

I am deeply passionate about this work because I have been there. I understand what it’s like to experience and witness tremendous growth within the safety of the therapeutic process and to emerge softer and more connected.

In my personal life? I love being both downright silly and sarcastic. I admire a good fiction story with multiple narrators and crisscrossing timelines, and I delight in being around animals—I have two dogs who keep me playful, grounded, and curious. I am a daughter of Bosnian immigrants and I grew up in a bilingual and multigenerational household, tethered among cultures and navigating the space in between those worlds.

If you feel ready to begin trauma therapy and evolve into the fullest version of you, I would love to help you get there.

Ready to begin healing with a trauma therapist in Colchester, CT or Falls Church, VA?

What Can I Expect When I Work with a Trauma Therapist in Connecticut and Virginia?

Using IFS Therapy to Support You

As a trauma therapist, I use an approach called relational/interpersonal neurobiology and rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS). What does it mean to work with a IFS therapist?

  • I welcome every part of you, exactly as you are

  • I care about how your past impacts your present

  • I partner with you to build curiosity and compassion for yourself and the tools you have needed to keep yourself safe and protected—both the tools you have considered “good” and “bad”

  • Sometimes in our sessions we will talk and sometimes we will use experiential tools (creative, expressive, art-based tools) to support you in bringing what is unspeakable to being witnessed and released

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Education, Trainings, & Certifications

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy-trained

  • 4+ years of Play Therapy & Synergetic Play Therapy Training

  • Sand Tray, Level 1 Certification

  • LCSW in CT and VA

  • MSW, George Mason University

  • MPH, George Washington University

  • BS, Biology & Neuroscience, Wake Forest University

Where Do You See Clients as a Trauma Therapist?

Providing Online IFS Therapy in Connecticut and Virginia

My virtual practice is located in Colchester, CT. I provide online therapy in Connecticut and Virginia, and I specialize in offering online IFS therapy.

All you need is a private space for us to meet and you get to participate in therapy from the safety and comfort of your home. Easy!

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What Do You Help With as a Trauma Therapist in Connecticut and Virginia?

Therapy Services and Specialities Offered

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As a trauma therapist in Colchester, CT and Falls Church, VA, I specialize in therapy for:

  • Parentification Trauma: You grew up too fast and have had to “keep it together” ever since. You can hold care for your family and heal the younger part of you too. Life doesn’t have to stay overwhelming and scary.

  • Childhood Trauma: You never felt seen. You grew up hiding in the shadow of a mother who scared and confused you. Heal your past so your present can feel more connected and joyful. And so that you can take care of yourself, too.

  • Teen Anxiety: Your teen is stuck, hard on themselves, and shutting down. Get them back to feeling capable and confident.