Alexandra Cabrera Gerena, LMHC

Alexandra Cabrera Gerena is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor who practices in Florida. She brings six years of clinical experience to her work and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then shapes a plan around each person’s goals and daily life. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings, such as coping strategies for overwhelming emotions and steps for improving sleep and routine.

Alexandra draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance and commitment methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small, sustainable shifts. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness approaches to keep conversations grounded in the person’s experience. Motivational interviewing supports those who are wrestling with change, like substance use or lifestyle shifts.

People come for a range of concerns, including relationship stresses, grief, trauma and abuse, work or career strain, and struggles with self-esteem or intimacy. She also helps with family-related tensions, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and postpartum depression.

Her work is practical and empathetic. She encourages clear goals, small experiments, and steady progress. The focus is on building skills that fit real life and helping people feel more steady and able to move forward.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Alexandra commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood swings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to make room for difficult feelings while clarifying values and taking meaningful action, useful for stress, grief, and coping with change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily routines. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, short-focused exchanges, or ongoing support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.