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Online therapist

Florenda Sanders

Practical, goal-focused counseling for families and individuals

Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Florenda

Florenda Sanders is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She has spent decades working alongside children in the school system and supporting individuals and families. Her background is rooted in practical help rather than long theoretical talks.

Florenda uses Solution Focused Brief Therapy to help people zero in on what they want to change. This approach emphasizes small, concrete steps that can lead to visible progress.

Background and approach

She may also draw on other evidence-based techniques when those better match a person's needs. In sessions she aims to be steady and encouraging. She keeps an open mind and creates a warm, accepting atmosphere.

Conversations focus on real situations and realistic next steps. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family concerns, self-esteem issues, and life transitions. The emphasis is on practical coping skills and clearer thinking about options.

Florenda asks clients to bring specific goals to therapy and to notice small changes between meetings. She works together with each person to map out simple actions and workable solutions. Her style is calm, goal-oriented, and supportive.

Approaches that guide online sessions and practical benefits

Florenda often uses Solution Focused Brief Therapy, which targets clear goals and small steps that clients can try between meetings; it is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions because it focuses on what works now. She also draws on other evidence-based therapeutic techniques when a different method fits better, choosing tools that help with relationships, family concerns, and self-esteem in concrete ways.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to identify goals and preferences, then tests methods together to see what helps most. That means sessions can shift over time toward the techniques that show real progress for a given client.

If you are thinking about online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins between commitments. It can also make it simpler to try an approach that focuses on practical tasks and homework, since those actions often happen in daily life rather than only in the room. Confirm current session options when you schedule to plan what will work best for your routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She favors a solution focused, goal-oriented approach that breaks problems into small, actionable steps and can add other evidence-based techniques when helpful.
What is her professional background?
She has over 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and decades of work with children in the school system.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in South Carolina and holds the LPC credential, listed as SC LPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How does billing work and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English

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