Sandra DeCarolis

Sandra DeCarolis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 10 years of clinical experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addictions, and mood concerns. Sandra speaks plainly and aims to make each session feel understandable and useful.

She trained at Regis University in Denver, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from CU Denver and a master’s degree in counseling. Sandra uses a mix of approaches and chooses what fits each person rather than following a single method. She emphasizes building trust first and then introducing tools that match a person’s goals.

Sandra often draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on the person’s needs and strengths. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns that maintain symptoms and DBT skills when people need tools for emotional regulation. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her practice to support change and coping.

In sessions she looks for small, manageable steps people can try between meetings. She encourages using familiar strengths and real-life routines to make new skills stick. This practical focus can help with everyday problems like sleep, eating concerns, parenting stress, and work-related strain.

Sandra’s background includes work with trauma, mood disorders, substance use, and complicated grief. She describes her role as a collaborator who helps people build awareness and practice coping skills. The approach aims to move toward greater balance and well-being over time.

How counseling approaches fit into online therapy

Sandra commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what matters to the person, and building a trusting relationship that guides the work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical exercises to change them.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotional regulation and crisis coping are needed. DBT skills teach concrete techniques for managing intense feelings, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress without making things worse.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. Sandra collaborates with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That means the plan can change as progress is made or new issues come up.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before you book. The therapist will help fit sessions into your life by suggesting practical options for scheduling, shorter check-ins when time is tight, or tools to practice between meetings. Online work can make it easier to use learned skills in daily routines and to keep momentum between sessions.