Sandra Rico

Sandra Rico is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with sixteen years of experience. She offers a calm, respectful approach that aims to make hard conversations easier to have. Parents reading this will find straightforward language and a focus on real problems like anger, stress, and relationship conflict.

Sandra creates an affirming space for people working through identity questions, relationship strain, and major life changes. She commonly helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and concerns about eating and sleeping. Anger and issues with control are also within her focus areas.

In sessions she uses practical methods to build better communication and coping skills. Sandra draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and Narrative Therapy to help reframe difficult stories. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and Mindfulness techniques to teach calmer responses.

Sandra is experienced supporting people with addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and complex trauma. She also addresses family and parenting challenges, blended family issues, and caregiving stress. Her work includes helping people deal with major life transitions like separation or loss.

She offers services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. To get started, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time based on the therapist’s availability. The site subscription can be canceled at any time.

How Sandra’s approaches fit online care

Sandra commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s pace to build trust and clarity. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention skills and simple breathing or grounding practices to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions like anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sandra collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time so work in sessions matches what a person needs between meetings.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are available. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy schedules, makes shorter check-ins easier during a lunch break, and allows practice of skills in the moment between sessions. Talk with the therapist during intake about timing, frequency, and how to shape sessions to fit home and work commitments.