Allyson DeCastro, LCSW

Allyson DeCastro is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps to improve motivation, confidence, concentration, and day-to-day functioning. Allyson works with concerns related to trauma, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges tied to adoption and foster care or young adult life stages.

She uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is one of the approaches she draws on to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, achievable changes that build momentum.

Allyson brings five years of professional experience to her practice as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her style is collaborative: she treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them apply their strengths to solve problems. She emphasizes clear, practical steps rather than long explanations.

In sessions she will work with you to set realistic goals and track progress. For people dealing with concentration or focus issues that resemble ADHD, she offers strategies to organize tasks, improve routines, and reduce overwhelm. For trauma-related concerns she integrates focused approaches that aim to reduce distress and improve daily coping.

Allyson provides care in English and practices in Florida. Starting therapy is framed as a brave first step, and she aims to make early sessions feel manageable and action-oriented.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Allyson commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice specific alternatives. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, and trouble with routines or focus.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, measurable goals and build on what is already working. This approach is useful when someone wants quick, concrete steps to improve daily functioning or motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Allyson will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and help choose methods that fit your situation. She treats the selection as a collaboration and adjusts the plan as you track progress.

Online sessions come in several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or movement is easier, live chat for brief exchanges, and text-based messaging for ongoing check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter or more frequent touchpoints, and accommodate different comfort levels with being on camera. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver goal-focused skill building, tracking, and feedback across the week.