As a child, Alicia struggled with anxiety, confidence, and self-esteem, resulting from challenges in her
home environment. She felt unlovable due to internalized emotions stemming from her father's absence and her mother's hardships. Alicia's childhood difficulties resulted in lingering pain and trauma that would take years to heal.

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Instead of falling victim to her circumstances, Alicia made the decision to transform her pain into purpose, using her love for learning and helping others. She leveraged her academic abilities and became a first-generation college graduate, earning a bachelor's and master's degree.

Her personal journey and years of clinical expertise, have served as the framework for her self-care workshops and keynote presentations highlighting psychological well-being as a key professional development strategy.

Her audiences have ranged from secondary school students, military spouses, active-duty service members, law enforcement, domestic violence survivors, and women professionals.

Alicia provides tangible strategies to help individuals flourish in life and their careers by improving how they take care of their minds.