Alexandra Cabrera Gerena , LMHC

Alexandra Cabrera Gerena is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with six years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and sleep or anger difficulties.

She uses a warm, respectful style and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions are meant to be practical and focused. She helps clients set small steps they can try between visits.

Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and caregiving stress. She also supports people dealing with life changes, career strain, blended family challenges, and postpartum depression. Multicultural concerns and veteran and armed forces issues are part of her experience.

Therapeutic approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered and mindfulness methods. She also uses motivational interviewing when exploring change around habits and addictions. These approaches are woven into sessions to match the problem at hand.

Alexandra speaks English and Spanish. She focuses on helping people build coping skills, clarify values, and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life. Her aim is to empower clients to move toward a more manageable and fulfilling day-to-day routine.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns of thinking and trying new behaviors to change mood and functioning. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and sleep issues.

Alexandra blends these methods with client-centered and mindfulness techniques so therapy fits each person. She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative task. Together they will talk about goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people maintain visual connection and work through emotions in real time. Phone sessions offer a simpler setup and can work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options aim to make counseling flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.