Alan Garcia, LICSW

Alan Garcia, MAW, LICSW
Specialties: Trauma-Informed Treatment, Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Addiction, Co-occurring Disorders

Alan Garcia, MAW, LICSW, holds a Master’s in Social Work from Salem State University and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University. He is a certified grief facilitator and received the 2002 Warren Sullivan Excellence in Thanatology award. With 23 years of experience, Alan has worked extensively with first responders and their families, providing critical incident stress debriefings and counseling.
Alan specializes in trauma-informed treatment, offering therapy for depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and co-occurring disorders. He is a professor at Bristol Community College and Massasoit Community College, teaching addiction studies, family therapy, and counseling techniques. His clinical approach is Strengths-based, nonjudgmental, and compassionate, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in individual, family, and group therapy.
In his free time, Alan enjoys spending quality time with family and friends.