Carmen Gomez Abreu , LCSW

Carmen Gomez Abreu is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, career shifts, and challenges around intimacy and relationships. She speaks English and Spanish, so bilingual clients can use whichever language feels most natural.

Her style is collaborative and warm. Carmen listens for each person's goals and builds clear steps to reach them. Sessions focus on practical skills, stronger communication, and new ways to cope with hard moments.

She uses a mix of methods that match what a client needs. That can include cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to find valued direction, and attachment-based work to improve close relationships. Carmen adapts tools to everyday life so people can try them between sessions.

Her background includes long experience helping people through trauma, grief, and major life transitions. She also works with issues such as ADHD, caregiver stress, body image, and compassion fatigue. Carmen aims to help clients build resilience and clearer choices in their daily lives.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, goal-focused planning, and practical homework when it helps. The focus is on small, manageable steps toward better functioning and greater self-understanding.

How Carmen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match their values. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to clarify what matters and build small habits that fit everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change patterns of thinking and behavior that worsen anxiety or depression. Through video or phone work, clients practice skill-building and get homework tailored to real situations they face.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carmen will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those choices as progress is made, so the plan evolves with the client’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and interactive exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send updates between sessions and use brief exchanges to problem-solve in the moment. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and for people who live outside the area.