Sandra Rico, LMHC

Sandra Rico is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 16 years of clinical experience. She creates a compassionate, affirming space for people navigating identity, relationships, and intense life shifts. Sandra speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet clients where they are.

Her work often focuses on LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and ADHD. Sandra supports people facing career change, life transitions, and challenges around self-esteem and anger.

Sandra uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage emotions and change patterns that get in the way of daily life. She teaches communication skills and coping strategies people can use between sessions. Her style is direct but warm, with attention to each person’s values and background.

People who choose her tend to want a collaborative therapist who balances empathy with concrete tools. Sessions may include exploring personal stories, practicing new ways of thinking, and learning mindfulness-based skills to calm the nervous system. Sandra aims to help clients notice progress in everyday situations.

Her additional focus areas include blended family issues, caregiver stress, body image, domestic violence, addiction recovery, abandonment, and aging-related concerns. For Spanish speakers, she offers services in Spanish as well as English. If you are considering therapy, confirm current session options before booking.

How Sandra brings therapy online using practical approaches

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. The therapist follows the person’s pace and priorities, which is helpful for identity questions and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It teaches concrete skills and short exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that cause distress.

Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. These techniques pair well with CBT when people want tools they can use between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Sandra will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily routines. She checks in as therapy progresses and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.

Confirm current online session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice new skills in the flow of everyday life and bring real situations into session for immediate feedback.