Sandra Rico, LMHC
Compassionate LMHC guiding practical life change
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- Midlife transitions
- Relationship struggles
- English and Spanish
About Sandra
Sandra builds a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels most urgent. She listens for patterns in relationships, daily habits, and reactions to stress. Then she helps clients try small changes that make everyday life feel more manageable.
Her work often centers on mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms, worry and anxiety, and problems with sleep and eating. She also helps people facing grief, trauma, addictions, and challenges around intimacy or parenting. Sandra pays attention to how life stages and aging affect choices and identity.
Sandra uses several well established approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client’s pace, cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity, motivational interviewing to support change, and narrative ideas to reframe difficult stories.
Sessions aim to teach clear skills for communication, emotional regulation, and coping with transitions. Sandra works collaboratively, offering practical steps and gentle challenges when needed. To begin, she asks a few questions to match goals and schedules so sessions can fit into daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
How Sandra’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's pace. It’s about building trust, naming what matters, and letting the person lead conversations about identity, relationships, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts and behaviors into concrete steps. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns by teaching practical skills to test unhelpful thoughts and change routines. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress in everyday moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sandra works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most, and she invites feedback so sessions feel useful and relevant.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether scheduling around work, caregiving, or travel. It can reduce the time needed to attend therapy and allow regular check-ins during transitional periods. Please confirm current session options before booking since exact formats are listed in the therapist's profile, and session offerings may change.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sandra address?
She helps with mood issues like depression and bipolar symptoms, anxiety and stress, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating problems, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting stresses, and life transitions including aging and abandonment issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She keeps sessions practical and client-centered, listening first and then suggesting small, doable steps. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and gentle reframing of difficult stories.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sandra has sixteen years of experience working with a range of concerns and life stages in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Yes, sessions are offered in both English and Spanish.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She does accept international clients, so people living outside the U.S. can inquire about working together.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.