Justine Alemany, LCSW

Justine Alemany is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people manage trauma, addiction, mood concerns, and stressful life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and offers straightforward, practical support for anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and related issues.

She began working with children in schools during graduate training in Massachusetts. Early internships included time at an elementary school and at an inpatient adolescent setting connected to UMASS Medical School, where she worked with youth who had severe mental health needs and histories of trauma.

After returning to Florida, she spent time in outpatient and residential substance use treatment for adult women. That work focused on substance use, trauma, and co-occurring mood and anxiety symptoms. In 2019 she moved into a Children’s Advocacy Center role, continuing trauma-focused care for children, adolescents, and adults.

Her approach draws on several methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, EMDR, motivational interviewing, and client-centered principles. She aims to match methods to each person rather than using a single technique for everyone.

Sessions emphasize practical tools - coping skills, emotion regulation, and strategies to manage impulses and cravings. The goal is to help people get through immediate crises and build skills they can use every day.

Justine brings six years of clinical experience and uses her LCSW training to guide treatment choices. She works with people facing a range of concerns and focuses on making therapy clear and usable for daily life.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaching step-by-step strategies to change them; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood regulation. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions by following the person’s lead. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can help with impulsivity, anger, and intense emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That way you and the therapist decide together which tools to use and how fast to move.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and skill practice, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, coaching, or follow-up between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can keep progress going around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.