Sandra Rico , LMHC

Sandra Rico is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with sixteen years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, identity questions, mood concerns, and life transitions. Sandra aims to create a compassionate, affirming space where people can talk through hard moments and find practical ways forward.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions often center on improving communication, managing anxiety or depression symptoms, and addressing issues around intimacy, parenting, or addiction. She uses methods that help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build coping skills one step at a time.

Sandra works with a broad range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and bipolar or mood disorders. She also supports people dealing with career stress, body-image worries, caregiver strain, and complicated family dynamics. The practice includes attention to LGBTQ matters and cultural context when relevant to a person's story.

Conversations are practical and paced to each person's needs. Clients can expect a mix of reflective listening and actionable strategies that address thoughts, feelings, and daily routines. Sandra speaks English and Spanish and welcomes people who prefer either language.

Therapy is offered online in a variety of formats to fit different schedules. Prospective clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, mirrors concerns, and follows each person's pace so goals come from the client's priorities. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a clearer sense of direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build new coping habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, or stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit a person's goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to focus on what matters most to the client.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow fuller face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging works well for short updates or ongoing support. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different daily routines.