Sandra Rico, LMHC

Sandra Rico is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 16 years of clinical experience based in Florida. She creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most. Sandra speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy approachable for different backgrounds.

Sandra focuses on practical skills that help with everyday struggles. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and mindfulness techniques to help people notice thinking patterns, manage strong emotions, and try new behaviors. Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused, with time set aside for real problem solving.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder. She also helps with relationship and intimacy problems, parenting stresses, grief, body image, and issues that come from life changes. Sandra pays attention to how medical and caregiving challenges affect mood and routine.

Sandra also supports people dealing with ADHD, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She draws on motivational interviewing and narrative therapy when it helps clients clarify values and rewrite personal stories that get in the way of progress.

The approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Sandra will work with clients to set clear short-term goals and practical steps to meet them. Her bilingual skills help when cultural background shapes how someone understands their concerns.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Sandra often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day problems because it focuses on clear, practical steps.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and working at each person's pace. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their goals. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she uses to teach attention and grounding skills that reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sandra will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then choose techniques with the client. That collaborative process helps tailor care so it fits each person's life and concerns.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a face-to-face feel, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and keep continuity during life changes.