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Online therapist

Sandra Rico

Practical support for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Sandra

Sandra Rico is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She brings 16 years of experience to her work and focuses on helping people navigate family and parenting concerns along with a wide range of emotional challenges. Sandra offers sessions in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients when needed.

She keeps sessions grounded and practical. Sandra listens first, then helps people name what matters and try straightforward strategies.

Background and approach

Therapy often includes building better communication, managing strong emotions, and developing routines that ease daily stress. Sandra draws on several well-known approaches. She uses client-centered techniques to follow each person's priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness strategies help slow things down and reduce reactivity. Parents and families find her helpful when coping with conflict, blended family challenges, or life transitions.

Sandra also supports concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, sleep and eating issues, and self-esteem struggles. She works with issues related to intimacy, relationships, and LGBT matters as listed in her specialty areas. Her style is calm and respectful.

She combines skills-based tools with open listening so people can make steady progress. Practical next steps are part of sessions, and she helps clients practice changes between meetings. Sandra’s professional credential is LMHC, Florida license FL LMHC MH10434, and she has worked on these issues for over a decade.

Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.

Approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. In practice this looks like sessions where the therapist reflects concerns back, clarifies what matters most, and helps people set small, meaningful goals that fit their family life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify thoughts and habits that make problems worse and then test alternatives. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating issues, and for learning new ways to handle conflict or stress.

Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and awareness practices to reduce reactivity. Short breathing or grounding exercises are taught to help people pause before reacting during heated family moments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what works for the individual or family. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families. Video calls let people keep visual connection, phone sessions reduce screen fatigue, and live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and caregiving routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Sandra address?
She works with family and parenting concerns and a broad set of emotional issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy-related matters, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is attentive and practical. Sessions combine listening with hands-on tools like communication skills, emotional regulation, and behavioral strategies people can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through family stress, trauma recovery, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sandra holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida with license number FL LMHC MH10434.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
16 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish

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